OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 Availability and Release 5
Software Announcement
September 9, 1997
Announcement Letter Number: 297-355
Table of Contents:
- At a Glance
- INTRODUCTION
- PRODUCT POSITIONING
- EDUCATION SUPPORT
- SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
- TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- ORDERING INFORMATION
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- CALL NOW TO ORDER
Corrected the User Group Requirements section and the URL for C/C++ in the Supplemental Information section.
(Corrected on October 7, 1997)
Corrected the Overview, Description, Ordering Information, National
Language Support, and User Group Requirements sections.
At a Glance
Version 2 responds to the industry trends of network computing, application enablement, server integration, and business intelligence.
New OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 elements and features include:
- Domino Go Webserver 4.6, including a robust search engine
- ICSF/MVS -- Integrated Cryptographic Services Facility/MVS
- DCE AS -- Distributed Computing Environment Application Support
- Encina Toolkit for transactional Remote Procedure Calls
- BookManager (R) BookServer enabling users to provide documentation on WWW
- Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM) as an optional feature
- Significant enhancements included to: eNetwork Communications Server, UNIX services, Language Environment (R) (LE), C/C++, Workload Manager (WLM) base and batch, DFSMS/MVS (R), JES3, Security Server, RMF (TM), and more.
- Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1
- eNetwork Communications Server improvements
- Integrated Firewall Technologies
- Component Broker for OS/390 (bBeta level)
- DCE base and Distributed File Service enhancements
- Improvements for systems management and security
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Overview
OS/390 (TM) has fulfilled its initial objectives of transforming MVS (R). We are expanding the original goals, going beyond the limits with a renewed vision and enriched set of objectives with the releases of Version 2 of OS/390. The availability of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, the first release of Version 2, and the announcement of function and value of Release 5 mark S/390's first delivery against these new objectives previously announced on June 9, 1997. Refer to Software Announcement 297-194 297-194,:elink. dated June 9, 1997. ServerPac for OS/390 and the significantly reorganized installation documentation for Version 2 Release 4 maintain an improved and easier release-to-release transition.
OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 is the ideal e-business network application server. Domino (TM) Go Webserver for OS/390, along with key e-business Enterprise Connectors, such as Net.Data (TM) for OS/390, provide Web access to DB2 (R), IMS (TM), and CICS (R) data. S/390 Parallel Sysplex (TM) and OS/390 with Workload Manager (WLM) deliver e-business mandatory availability, scalability, and security.
UNIX (R) branded and ITAA-certified-Year-2000-ready, OS/390 has become a platform of choice for protecting user investments in existing applications and for deploying new applications. The OS/390 Partners in Development program now exceeds 1,200 Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). Hot industry applications such as Lotus (R) Domino, SAP R/3, PeopleSoft, JD Edward's OneWorld, and many many more are delivering and exploiting OS/390 technology as a result of this program.
With OS/390 Version 2 Release 5, IBM will deliver the beta level of its strategic object-oriented application development environment on S/390. Component Broker for OS/390 provides the ability to develop and deploy mission-critical business applications using the latest technology and leveraging the traditional strengths of the S/390 (R) platform.
OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 delivers enhanced technology, function, and performance to integrate multiple LAN, UNIX, and multimedia servers. Server integration may help reduce the rising system and operating costs of these platforms, while improving management control, enterprise security, availability, and access to centralized corporate data.
Intended Customers
OS/390 Version 2 should be considered by all existing OS/390 and MVS customers. Current OS/390 installations will find substantial value in Version 2 Release 4, with the migration equivalent to a release upgrade. MVS customers can migrate directly to this new version. VSE and VM customers who have a need to grow their transaction processing or deploy a wide selection of UNIX applications have OS/390 Version 2 as a logical growth path.
Installations wanting to Web-enable their I/T or deploy UNIX applications on a scalable and secure platform, while helping to reduce growing enterprise management costs, should consider OS/390 Version 2 releases.
Planned Availability Dates
- September 26, 1997, Version 2 Release 4
- March 27, 1998, Version 2 Release 5
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This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com
Version 2's family of releases inherits all the value that Version 1 offered and builds on that value to respond to the industry trends of network computing, application enablement, server integration, business intelligence, with technology leadership. System integration testing, ServerPac delivery and installation, and over 70 elements and features define the essence of OS/390 Version 2 -- a comprehensive network application server operating system for the entire range of S/390 customers. Release 4 is the initial release in OS/390 Version 2. The availability of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 and the function and value of Release 5, mark S/390's first delivery against the new objectives announced this past June. Refer to Software Announce 297-194 297-194,:elink. dated June 9, 1997.
I. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 OverviewII. OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 Overview
III. Supplemental Information -- Additional Product Information
A. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 Function Description 1. Network Computing 2. Application Enablement Initiative 3. Server Integration Initiative 4. Business Intelligence Initiative 5. Technology Leadership Initiative 6. Additional Information 7. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 Product Content
B. OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 Function Description 1. Network Computing Initiative 2. Application Enablement Initiative 3. Server Integration Initiative
C. S/390 Network Computing Programs Report
D. OS/390 Transaction Processing Services Progress Report
OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 4 OVERVIEW
Network Computing Initiative
This initiative's goal is to continue the evolution of S/390 as the platform of choice for highly available, scalable, and secure e-business. This evolution, for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, includes:
- Domino Go Webserver 4.6 for OS/390, integrated into OS/390
Version 2 Release 4
- Includes NetQuestion, a robust text search engine
- Includes Internet Connection Secure Server
- eNetwork Communications Server Improvement
- Improved multiprotocol performance
- New Domain Name Server (DNS) enabled for parallel sysplex
technology (available in a kit)
- Host on Demand for S/390
- TCP/IP performance improvements for OS/390 UNIX System Services (formerly called OpenEdition (R))
- Improved multiprotocol performance
- Integrated Cryptographic Services Facility/MVS (ICSF/MVS) is
integrated as a new OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 base element
- Trusted Key Entry (TKE)
- Commercial Data Masking Facility (CDMF)
- Public Key API (PKA support)
- BookManager BookServer for World Wide Web for MVS/ESA (TM) is integrated as a new OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 base element
Application Enablement Initiative
The primary goal of this initiative is to enhance customer use of the S/390 by fostering the movement of attractive new applications to this platform while expanding the platform's support for the growth required by existing applications. Application Enablement upgrades include:
- OS/390 UNIX Services enhancements
- Language Environment performance and RAS enhancements
- C/C++ performance enhancements, new options, and new GUI debugging
capability
- Runtime Library Services (RTLS)
Server Integration Initiative
The goal of this initiative is to assist S/390 customers to realize better and have easier access and control of their enterprise computer resources. S/390 and OS/390 continue to provide new improvements so that customers have capabilities to consolidate workloads to S/390 while having better systems management, security, availability, scalability, and overall control of critical business data. Upgrades to OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 in support of this initiative's goals include:
Consolidation
- DCE base services enhancements
- New DCE Application Support (DCE AS) functions for OS/390
- New LDAP Client Support
- Security Server enhancements for:
- DB2 support
- Digital certificates
- Program control by system ID
- RACF (TM) administration
- Password history and Default OMVS segments
- DCE Security Server DB2 based-registry
- HCM -- new optional feature of OS/390
- Support for Import and Export of configuration data
- RMF enhancements for:
- WLM
- Overall reporting (for example, dataset level and cache enhancements)
- Performance monitoring
- Support for TCP/IP and Network Computing
- SDSF support for WLM Batch Management
- Transaction processing extensions to OS/390
- Encina Toolkit Executive ported to OS/390
Business Intelligence Initiative
The goal of this initiative is to have S/390 deliver end-to-end solutions that include the business applications, required tools and utilities, and the database server. Along with these entities, IBM will provide the services to help customers implement their solution quickly and successfully. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, in support of this initiative, delivers:
- Enhancements to WLM to support data mining in a sysplex
- OS/390 UNIX System Services Parallel Edition, a new component
which includes:
- A Message Passing Interface (MPI)
- A Parallel Operating Environment (POE)
OS/390 UNIX System Services Parallel Environment will be available via a Small Programming Enhancement (SPE) in November 1997.
Technology Leadership Initiative
This initiative's goal is to deliver open, cost-effective enterprise servers. IBM continues to enhance S/390 and OS/390 architectures to better support Network Computing, new application workloads including improved support for UNIX applications, improved performance with reduced total cost to S/390 customers. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 upgrades in support of this initiative's goals include:
- BCP Base enhancements to Dynamic Link Library, DASD Logger, and
Standalone Dump performance
- WLM Base enhancements
- Less disruptive policy activation
- Control of system service classes
- Adaptive resource management enhancements
- WLM Batch Management enhancements (fourth quarter 1997)
- JES2 initiator address space management
- JES2 resource affinity scheduling
- TSO/E enhancements for the Parallel Sysplex environment
- New DFSMS/MVS V1.4 functions for OS/390 including Program
Management enhancements
- JES3 enhancements
- 64K job number support
- Configuration improvement
- Dynamic update support
- HOTSTART with REFRESH
- Faster restart
- New Softcopy Print support for DBCS languages
OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 5 OVERVIEW
Network Computing Initiative
Upgrades in OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 in support of the Network Computing initiative will include:
- Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1
- New enterprise-class TCP/IP service for OS/390 applications
- A new Telnet server will provide "TN3270E" and more
- DNS with WLM capability fully integrated into CS OS/390
- Full Dynamic IP support automates registration of clients to DNS
- Native ATM support for TCP/IP
Application Enablement Initiative
Upgrades in OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 in support of the Application Enablement Initiative will include:
- Component Broker for OS/390 (Beta level)
- OS/390 Application Enabling Technology (TM)
- Domino Go Webserver support
- IBM Network Station support
- High Level Assembler Toolkit enhancements
- ISPF
- Web access to ISPF applications
- Java (TM) workstation agent applet for ISPF Client/Server
- ISPF application server
- Customized VisualAge (R) workstation composition editor to create/modify ISPF panels
- Performance improvements
- Web access to ISPF applications
Server Integration Initiative
Upgrades in OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 in support of the Server Integration initiative will include:
Consolidation
- DCE Base services enhancements
- Kerberos Version 5 and performance improvement
- DCE Distributed File Service enhancements
- DCE Security Server enhancements -- Kerberos Version 5
- Firewall Technologies functions
- HCD configuration enhancements
- Numerous SMP/E enhancements
- Transaction processing extensions
YEAR 2000
This product is Year 2000 Ready. When used in accordance with its associated documentation, it is capable of correctly processing, providing, and/or receiving date data within and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, provided all other products, (for example, software, hardware, and firmware) used with the product properly exchange date data with it.
OS/390, beginning with Version 1 Release 2 (5645-001), is certified as a Year 2000 ready operating system by ITAA Services, Inc. (Information Technology Association of America).
OS/390 continues to be well-received throughout the industry. Customers who are building their IT infrastructure on OS/390 demand more new and far-reaching function from IBM. To deliver this function, IBM has significantly increased the investment in OS/390. OS/390 Version 2 is enhanced with significant value-based function, beginning with delivery of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 in September 1997. Version 2 will continue to be priced-to-value.
The new version takes the next steps in delivering on the S/390 strategic initiatives of network computing, application enablement, server integration and consolidation, and business intelligence. OS/390 Version 2 provides significant new technology and exclusive function. In Release 4, this includes: Integrated Cryptographic Support Facility, Encina Toolkit Executive, DCE Application Support, NetQuestion Search Engine, IBM BookManager BookServer for World Wide Web, and Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM). Release 5 includes integrated Firewall Technologies, significant enhancements to the eNetwork Communications Server, and the beta level of Component Broker for OS/390. It is IBM's intention to ship a new release every six months, as was done with Version 1.
STATEMENT OF GENERAL DIRECTION
Tivoli (R) TME 10 (TM) Support
It is IBM's intention to extend OS/390's Enterprise Systems Management capabilities. The integration of Tivoli's TME 10 Framework with OS/390 is the base for TME (TM) applications to provide Enterprise Systems Management from OS/390. Tivoli TME 10 is IBM's strategic network, systems, and application management solution and replaces SystemView (R). TME 10 is based on an open, architected, object-oriented framework and provides an end-to-end, cross-system solution for managing network computing environments.
Tivoli support for S/390 will be delivered in three phases. Phase 1 was the delivery of a significant new release of TME 10 Netview for OS/390 and the Management Integration Services as part of the TME 10 Global Enterprise Manager (TM) in March 1997. Phase 2 will provide support for OS/390 as an endpoint for several TME 10 applications such as Security Management, User Administration, and the TME 10 management modules for key applications such as SAP R/3, MQ (TM) Series, and Domino/Notes (TM). Phase 3 will offer formal support for OS/390 as the enterprise managing server for selected TME 10 applications, such as TME 10 Software Distribution, TME 10 Inventory, TME 10 User Administration, and TME 10 Security Management. Over time, many existing S/390 systems management applications will be enhanced to exploit the TME 10 framework and applications, such as the enhancements delivered in June 1997 for System Automation for OS/390 (SA OS/390) support, that enables a TME administrator to monitor and manage enterprise-wide events, including the SA OS/390 specific events, from the TME 10 Enterprise Console.
OS/390 Security Server
It is IBM's intention to expand the OS/390 Security Server in OS/390 Version 2 to provide Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server support.
The LDAP server support will provide a new Directory Service on OS/390 based on the popular, emerging LDAP protocol, which will allow clients, including OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 LDAP clients, to be able to search, extract, add, and delete information from an LDAP server running on OS/390. By supporting the LDAP protocol, directory information stored in an LDAP server on OS/390 can be accessed throughout the enterprise. The OS/390 LDAP server will complement the recently announced DSSeries LDAP Server as well as enable enterprise-wide server integration on S/390.
ServerPac Installation Enhancements
IBM will continue to enhance the OS/390 installation process in future releases. ServerPac plans include an alternative to full system replacement and continued improvements to ServerPac documentation. Customers can also expect new information to support installation planning, and a simplified post-installation process.
Novell for OS/390
IBM and Novell, Inc., are in agreement to provide the Novell Directory Services (NDS) and NetWare File and Print services on OS/390. It is IBM's intent to begin delivering NDS in OS/390 Version 2. The Netware File and Print Services will be delivered on OS/390 in the future. These functions will reduce complexity of managing networks and lower costs in businesses with multiple enterprise server and LAN systems.
The above statements represent IBM's current intended plans. IBM will continue to monitor business conditions and requirements and may make changes to these plans as required.
The appropriate curriculum will be updated, as necessary, to include the enhancements in this announcement. Details of the education support will be provided by product availability through a separate Education Announcement. Descriptions of all classroom and self-study courses are contained in the Catalog of IBM Education (G320-1244).
New offerings available (may vary by country) will include:
- Introduction to OS/390 -- designed for the person new to OS/390
- Transition from MVS/ESA to OS/390 -- designed for the experienced
MVS systems programmer and subsystem administrators
- OS/390 Installation -- designed for the experienced MVS person
- U.S. Customers: Call 800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322)
- World Wide Web:
REFERENCE INFORMATION
Refer to Software Announcement 297-194 297-194,:elink. dated June 9, 1997.
Trademarks
OS/390, Net.Data, IMS, Parallel Sysplex, Open Class, RMF,
MVS/ESA, RACF, Intelligent Miner, OS/390 Application Enabling
Technology, and MQ are trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or
both.
MVS, AnyNet, CICS, DB2, S/390, BookManager, Language
Environment, DFSMS/MVS, OpenEdition, VisualAge, and SystemView
are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.
Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other
countries exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.
TME 10, TME, and TME 10 Global Enterprise Manager are
trademarks of Tivoli Systems, Inc. in the United States or
other countries or both.
Tivoli is a registered trademark of Tivoli Systems, Inc. in
the United States or other countries or both.
Domino and Notes are trademarks of Lotus Development
Corporation.
Lotus is a registered trademark of Lotus Development
Corporation.
Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or
service marks of others.
OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 4 FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
Network Computing Initiative
This initiative's goal is to continue the evolution of S/390 (R) as the platform of choice for highly available, scalable and secure e-business. This evolution, for OS/390 (TM) Version 2 Release 4, includes:
Domino (TM) Go Webserver 4.6 for OS/390: Domino Go Webserver (formerly called Lotus (R) Go Webserver) is defined by the IBM Network Computing Framework as a scalable, high-performance Web server including state-of-the art security, site indexing capabilities and advanced server statistics. It includes the function of the Internet Connection Secure Server, NetQuestion, and Web Usage Mining. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 integrates all the components as part of the base product.
ICSS Version 2 Release 2, which is now integrated as a component of Domino Go WebServer 4.6 for OS/390, is IBM's premier Web server for business-critical electronic commerce. The S/390 platform affords the capability of large numbers of concurrent connections with dynamic management of workload response based upon customer installation policy.
The following key enhancements are included in this release:
- Exploitation of OS/390 Workload Manager (WLM) for policy-driven
Web request serving
- HTTP 1.1 compliance
- Support for Java (TM) Common Gateway Interface (JGI), allowing for
the development and execution of Java based applications
- Access to OS/390 sequential and partitioned data
- Security enhancements including Access Control List (ACL)
enhancements, SSL Version 3, and exploitation of hardware
cryptography (when installed)
- Console Command
Additional OS/390 Console Support allows the server administrator to shut down the Internet Connection Secure Server in an orderly manner and use the OS/390 Modify Command to pass requests to the server. An example of this would be turning debug ON or OFF.
- SMF
The Internet Connection Secure Server 2.2 writes two types of data to the OS/390 System Management Facilities (SMF) logs. At start-up configuration, data is written and, at intervals specified by the customer, performance information is written during operation.
- Web Usage Mining
Web Usage Mining provides user-based statistics on path traversal, session data, and grouped pages per session. This capability "piggy-backs" on the Enhanced Logging and Reporting. Web Usage Mining might be used to help organize a Web site more efficiently, determine the relative value of pages, and target marketing based on page groupings.
- Support for DES encryption
With the North America Secure feature, maximum encryption is DES 128-bit, and with the World Trade Secure feature, the maximum encryption is DES 56-bit.
- Path length reduction, throughput enhancements and other performance related improvements as compared to prior releases
Customers who have committed themselves to OS/390 as the platform for highly secure, scalable transaction processing have their investment protected on this platform as they evolve into the dynamic world of e-business.
eNetwork Communications Server for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 -- An Enterprise Class Solution for e-Business Networking: IBM eNetwork Software is part of the IBM Network Computing Framework for e-Business. Providing leading-edge TCP/IP solutions and next-generation Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (R) (APPN (R)) and High Performance Routing (HPR) technology, eNetwork Communications Server for OS/390 (CS OS/390) provides the essential infrastructure for e-Business networks by delivering:
- Enterprise-class dependability
- End-to-end universal access
- Easy implementation and use
- Effective utilization of network assets
- A new TCP/IP stack, for applications using OS/390 UNIX (R) System
Services (formerly called OpenEdition (R)) sockets, added for
substantially improved performance, reliability, and scalability
(for example, S/390 Web serving nearly 4X previous capacity)
- New Domain Name Server (DNS) enabled for Parallel Sysplex (TM) WLM
allows TCP/IP sysplex users to enjoy the benefits of WLM
- Easy access to host applications from Java-enabled Web Browser
(Host on Demand for S/390)
- Greater performance and usability for CICS (R) Sockets users
- IMS (TM) Open Transaction Manager Access (OTMA) added for easier
access to IMS applications from a TCP/IP IMS client
- Support for IBM Network Station with S/390 as server
- Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2) improves routing
around network failures and reduces network overhead and
maintenance
- High Performance Routing (HPR) performance and high availability
benefits extend to devices using the External Communications
Adapter (XCA) interface (for example, OSA-2, 2216, 3746 MAE, and
3172)
- High Performance Data Transfer (HPDT) benefits extend to VTAM (R)
Record API (RAPI)-based applications such as CICS and IMS
- Performance improvements added for SAP R/3 applications
communicating over TCP/IP connections with S/390 DB2 (R) Server
(refer to HPDT for UDP)
- Performance and usability improved for APPN, HPR, and SNA subarea
IBM tests comparing the new and old stacks running IBM Internet Connection Secure Server (ICSS) show Web server capacity on S/390 improved to nearly four times as many connections per second. The level of improvement for other OS/390 UNIX System Services applications is dependent on their individual design and code characteristics. However, all applications written to OS/390 UNIX System Services sockets are expected to experience improved performance with the new stack.
Exploiting S/390 multiprocessing, the new stack provides a nearly 1:1 return in throughput for added processors -- providing outstanding scalability for growing networks.
Interim to Version 2 Release 5 availability, IP stack support for applications not running on OS/390 UNIX System Services will continue to be provided by the TCP/IP Version 3 Release 2 function of CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 4. Both stacks can run concurrently on the same MVS (R) image.
New Domain Name Server (DNS) Exploits Sysplex Workload Manager (WLM): DNS/WLM provides intelligent sysplex distribution of requests through cooperation between WLM and the DNS server. For customers that elect to place a DNS in an OS/390 sysplex, DNS will invoke WLM sysplex routing services to determine the "best" system to service a given client request. This provides functional equivalence with VTAM Generic Resources support that is currently available for SNA networks in the Parallel Sysplex environment.
Though this new DNS will be an integral part of Version 2 Release 5, it is being made available early to Version 2 Release 4 users as a separately ordered, no-charge kit. Refer to the Ordering Information section for specific feature numbers. At general availability of Version 2 Release 4, TN3270, DB2, and the TCP/IP V3R2 stack will register with WLM. Additional stacks and servers will exploit WLM in the Version 2 Release 5 time frame.
Easy Access to Host Applications from a Java-Enabled Web Browser: Host On-Demand (HOD) is a Java-based solution that incorporates industry-standard Telnet 3270 (TN3270) protocols to allow any JAVA-enabled Web browser (for example, Netscape) user to quickly and easily connect, "on-demand," to an OS/390 3270 host application.
The value of centralized host information is maximized by extending access to many more users. Access is as simple as pointing and clicking on an SNA application hot link from within the user's Java-enabled Web browser. No programming or additional hardware is required.
Additional information about Host On-Demand can be found on the following URLs:
Improved TCP/IP CICS Sockets Services: TCP/IP CICS Sockets, an integrated function of CS OS/390, has improved performance and usability. Among the key enhancements are:- The tasking mechanism has been changed to significantly reduce the
path length.
- The listener has been redesigned, providing the choice of running
more than one listener, no listener, or writing a customized
listener. There are a number of new specifiable options for the
listener, such as backlog, number of in-process connections,
timeout values, translation options, and length of the initial
message and statistical information to provide more programming
flexibility using CICS Sockets services.
- Configuration information is now stored in a configuration dataset
which is modifiable via a transaction. New operational
transactions for startup and shutdown are modeled after the CICS
Master Terminal transaction.
- Initialization and termination can now be initiated via PLT processing, invoking the operational transaction, or a CICS LINK to the initialization/termination module.
Support for the IMS Open Transaction Manager Access (OTMA): OTMA provides IMS TCP/IP clients access to host IMS applications without modifying the applications. Both RACF (TM) and MSC transactions are supported. The TCP/IP client GIVESOCKET/TAKESOCKET logic is eliminated, improving performance and reliability.
IBM Network Station Support: The IBM Network Station is a compact desktop network computer that offers low-cost network computing. The software is stored on the server and downloaded when the IBM Network Station is powered on or when the user activates new functions. Because the software is stored on the server, it is easy to manage and updated from the central site -- potentially reducing support costs for client workstations. CS OS/390 support for IBM Network Station includes the following:
Network Station Client: Provides the base operating system for the Network Station (kernel), 5250 and 3270 terminal emulators, and the Java virtual machine.
Network Station Manager for OS/390 includes:
- Management and retrieval of terminal applications and user
preferences so that each user can tailor the Network Station
capabilities rather than using a common configuration set up by
the administrator.
- Enhanced TFTP provides the basic capability needed to download to
IBM Network Station.
- BootP establishes the connection between the client and the server
which enables a client to boot from the network.
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) extends the capability
provided with BootP by providing for reusable IP addresses and the
ability to support client specific configuration options.
- TimeD provides the capability to set the time for the IBM Network Station from the server.
HPDT MPC (MPC+) Adds Multiprotocol and Improved IP-IP Performance: High Performance Data Transfer (HPDT) MultiPath Channel (MPC), also referred to as MPC+, adds IP-IP support for improved performance of TCP/IP connections. It provides significantly improved channel utilization and fewer data copies, resulting in overall better communications throughput.
Originally for HPR connections only, now IP-IP connections benefit from HPDT MPC (MPC+) for traffic between HPDT MPC (MPC+)-capable devices such as S/390 OSA-2, 2216, and 3746/950 MAE.
Furthermore, HPDT MPC allows IP and HPR traffic to share the same set of channels, potentially reducing hardware costs in mixed SNA and IP network environments.
TCP/IP Capitalizes on XCF in S/390 Parallel Sysplex Configuration: CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 allows IP to IP communications via the Cross Coupling Facility (XCF) in a Parallel Sysplex configuration. Also, XCF IP support allows IP and HPR traffic to share the same set of channels, potentially reducing hardware costs in mixed SNA and IP network environments.
HPR for External Communications Adapter (XCA): External Communications Adapter (XCA) is the means that CS OS/390 uses to connect to LAN-attached devices in APPN/SNA networks. High Performance Routing (HPR) is the way that APPN provides for improved availability through nondisruptive network connections. CS OS/390 now allows APPN/HPR routes to be established over XCA connections. As a result, both throughput and performance for LAN devices are improved. Devices that can take advantage of HPR for XCA are OSA-2, 2216, 3746 MAE, and 3172. Initial testing indicates throughput will be increased significantly as a result of this enhancement.
HPDT Services for Record API (RAPI): To better capitalize on high-speed networking, the existing HPDT services capability in CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 is extended to include applications written to the VTAM RAPI. This capability has previously been available to applications written in VTAM/APPC. HPDT improves performance particularly for applications that transfer larger data objects and no changes to the application are required.
Performance improvements are achieved through the use of HPDT communications storage manager, reduction in the number of data moves, and exploitation of HPDT MPC (also known as MPC+) technology. HPDT services reduce CPU utilization for a given workload and increase throughput. These performance improvements scale up as message size increases.
HPDT UDP Improves Performance for SAP R/3 Accessing DB2 on S/390: This extends the efficiencies of HPDT services to applications using OS/390 UNIX System Services UDP interface. HPDT reduces CPU cycle consumption and achieves a more efficient transfer of data. Currently the support is exploiting communications between DB2 on the S/390 and SAP R/3 application servers on AIX (R) or NT.
UDP traffic can use HPDT services over ESCON (R) or OSA-2 FDDI connections. For OSA-2 connections, the attached node can be any device supporting standard TCP/IP communications over a FDDI LAN. For ESCON connections, the attached node can be AIX or OS/390.
Additional Enhancements for SNA, APPN, and HPR
- CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 VTAM function reduces definitions
for switched resources in a network with multiple VTAMs. CS
OS/390 locates the active LU after a dial to a connectable LU
fails. CDRSC definitions for the switched LUs are no longer
required in every VTAM to assure a session can be established.
- CS OS/390 VTAM function now detects certain channel or device
problems that previously were not detected. VTAM generates a
nominal channel program if no other I/O has been sent in the past
minute. This allows VTAM to detect the error and INOP the device
and attempt recovery.
- A new VTAM function can help reduce line charges in situations
where a switched connection is established but the LU-LU session
fails. VTAM will now disconnect if an LU-LU session is not
established within a period of time.
- VTAM message IST605I provides enhanced diagnostic information to
help clarify the nature and cause of the problem without further
documentation. Additional messages will be provided along with
IST605I to clarify the error information.
- A new VTAM function enables the user to filter certain Session Awareness data in VTAM and not have it be passed to a network management application for processing.
The software adheres to all the current standards and requirements of the previous releases. The current exploiters, SDM and CONNEX, are joined by the BSAFE Toolkit, a widely licensed product of RSA DSI, Inc. These products use the Common Cryptographic Architecture APIs used by ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 for the activation of cryptographic processes.
Some of the additional features and options available with ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 include:
Trusted Key Entry (TKE): The previous key entry unit for master keys has been replaced by a secure channel version implemented on a workstation known as the Trusted Key Entry unit, or TKE. Master Key entry can be performed in one of three ways. First, through the use of this TKE unit using a logically secure channel. A second method is to enter master keys in the clear (in parts) using an enhanced set of ISPF panels. The third method is to generate master keys from a user-supplied passphrase.
The security of the TKE is considered equal or superior to the previous key entry unit, and the usability is greatly enhanced. It will be possible for a single workstation to set up master keys in all cryptographic processors within an enterprise with no manual intervention. In particular, the same can be done in the event of an error.
The TKE Workstation is an optional cost feature and may be ordered as three different feature numbers based on a customers requirements. In addition to entering master keys, it also provides support for the loading of key encrypting keys, Personal Identification Number (PIN) protect keys, PIN generation, and PIN verification keys.
Commercial Data Masking Facility (CDMF): Support for privacy functions is provided by CDMF. The interface to CDMF functions can be transparent to existing users of ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 privacy functions, including users of PCF/CUSP compatibility macros. In particular, no changes are anticipated for VTAM SLE users of CDMF privacy functions.
ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 CDMF support is structured so that an application developed to provide DES privacy function can also support an exportable CDMF environment. The application interfaces can be identical.
Public Key API (PKA Support): ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 is structured to support additional formatting or message digest standards in an easy way. The ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 PKA support includes the following:
- ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 provides CALLable services to generate and
verify digital signatures using RSA and DSS.
- ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 provides CALLable services to generate a DES
DATA key encrypted both under an RSA public key and under the host
master key for protection while in transit. CALLable services are
also supplied to import (receive) or export (transmit) a DES DATA
key encrypted under a RSA public key.
- A variety of formatting algorithms (ISO9796, PKCS 1.1, and PKCS
1.2) and hash algorithms (SHA1 and MD5) are provided. ICSF/MVS
Version 2.1 provides support for ANSI, ISO, and for PKCS from RSA
Data Security, Inc., formatting standards.
- ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 provides a CALLable service that imports a
clear RSA private key, or an RSA or DSS private key encrypted
under a CCA DES importer KEK.
- ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 provides the capability to securely receive
RSA PKA keys from TSS. The TSS family of products is being
enhanced to provide secure generation of RSA keys and secure
transfer of the keys to ICSF.
- ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 provides a CALLable service that generates a DSS private key encrypted under a host Master Key.
For additional information on ICSF/MVS Version 2.1, refer to Software Announcement 296-341 296-341,:elink. dated September 10, 1996.
BookManager (R) BookServer for World Wide Web for MVS/ESA (TM), Version 2.1: This product has been integrated as a new base element of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4. BookManager BookServer makes IBM electronic documents, created with BookManager Build, available on the Web. BookManager BookServer has enormous strengths, particularly for companies that want to publish their softcopy material on the Web or on intranets to large numbers of users. Large volumes of existing information can be moved quickly to the Web because BookManager BookServer does not require a prior HTML conversion step. Instead, the program translates the information to HTML on the fly, topic by topic, as it is requested by the user. Further, users can access the softcopy information with any Web browser and without the need for any additional software such as plug-in viewers. Finally, BookManager BookServer preserves most of the same navigational and search advantages of the BookManager READ products while leveraging the capabilities of existing browser technology.
To learn more about IBM BookManager BookServer for World Wide Web for MVS/ESA, refer to Software Announcement 297-046 297-046,:elink. dated March 11, 1997.
IP Forwarding on the ATM S/390 Open Systems Adapter 2: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) IP Forwarding on the ATM S/390 Open Systems Adapter 2 (OSA-2) feature can provide faster, less expensive network access to data in an OS/390 or MVS/ESA TCP/IP environment.
Application Enablement Initiative
The primary goal of this initiative is to enhance customer use of the S/390 by fostering the movement of attractive new applications to this platform while expanding the platform's support for the growth required by existing applications. Application Enablement upgrades include:
OS/390 UNIX System Services Enhancements: OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 provides new enhancements for OS/390 UNIX System Services which include:
- File Caching
This new capability allows selected files to be cached in virtual storage. Expected performance benefits are reduced path length, multiple concurrent users and faster access for frequently used read-only files. Many files that are read-only and are accessed with high frequency, such as C header files, should benefit. Internet and intranet applications benefit because numerous files are frequently accessed but rarely updated.
- OS/390 UNIX System Services fork and spawn performance
The WLM, instead of APPC, is called to create and schedule work for fork and spawn callable services. Performance may improve and goal-oriented WLM services are used for resource control.
- File System Converged Sockets
With OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, all the sockets CALLable services are enabled for SRB mode callers and the asyncio callable service is extended to support asynchronous I/O for general users. The objective is to improve programmer efficiency when they use the OS/390 UNIX System Services converged sockets.
- Tailored Dump Exploitation
The OS/390 UNIX System Services CTRACE is now automatically added to system dumps when needed. This enhancement improves debugging effort for programmers who solve problems that involve non-UNIX services programs that call and use OS/390 UNIX System Services functions.
- Extended Locations for Executable Files
OS/390 UNIX System Services now allows HFS executable files to be marked as able to run APF authorized or as program controlled executable. An extended file attribute is available to prevent newly spawned processes from running in a shared address space. This enhancement benefits programmers by giving them more flexibility because they can now store their programs in the HFS file system.
- High Performance Data Transfer (HPDT) for User Datagram Protocol
(UDP)
HPDT for UDP extends the existing HPDT services introduced in VTAM Version 4 Release 4 to now include support for applications that exploit the UDP of the TCP/IP protocol suite. HPDT UDP significantly reduces CPU cycle consumption, while providing fully compliant XPG4.2 interfaces. HPDT UDP is initially targeted for communications between DB2 on a OS/390, and SAP R/3 application servers residing on AIX or NT. Other UNIX System Services socket applications using UDP, such as NFS and DCE, can also transparently take advantage of HPDT UDP services, assuming they access the network through a high-bandwidth HPDT UDP configuration.
Two HPDT UDP configurations are currently supported -- OSA2 FDDI, and ESCON. For OSA2, the LAN-attached nodes can be any device that supports standard IP communications over an FDDI LAN. For ESCON connections, the attached node can be either AIX or another OS/390.
- OS/390 UNIX System Services Kernel Performance Enhancements
The syscall entry/exit linkage for high-frequency calls to the kernel has been reduced by approximately 80%.
- UMASK/CMD Scalable Web Server Support
This function enhancement enables the invoker to dynamically assign process and address space level attributes to the environment where the spawned program image runs.
- LE Enabling Support for Contents
This RAS improvement in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 provides a new function called run-time library services (RTLS). This function allows customers to use multiple levels of the LE run-time library during application execution. Customers will no longer need to STEPLIB and maintain their JCL to access different levels of LE run-time libraries. Instead, with the use of new system parameters (PARMLIB) and new run-time options, customers can dynamically control which level of LE run-time libraries are to be used on an individual application basis. This function also provides an alternative to placing the LE run-time library in the linklist concatenation.
- Serviceability Improvements
New IPCS routines help programmers by reducing the amount of effort that was formally required to debug their applications. Expanded CEEDUMP formatting reduces the need for problem recreation during the debugging cycle.
- Performance Enhancements
LE storage utilization enhancements reduces the overall application path length.
- Performance improvements in the handling of Dynamic Link Libraries
(DLLs)
DLLs can be used to split applications into smaller modules and improve system memory usage. DLLs also offer more flexibility for building, packaging, and re-distributing applications.
- A new option for changing the assumed codepage for character
string literals
With this option, literal source program character strings can automatically be converted to a specified codepage. For example, programmer-supplied EBCDIC literals can be converted, at compile time, to ASCII for use with ASCII clients.
- Enhancements to procedures and REXX execs to take advantage of the
new facilities offered in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 by the
DFSMS/MVSdfp Program Management Binder (Binder)
The Binder combines object modules, load modules, or program objects comprising a C/C++ application and produces a single program object that can then be loaded for execution. Longname usability has also been improved. Longnames appear in the binder maps allowing for full cross-referencing.
- The introduction of a graphical, interactive source level C/C++
Remote Debugger
The Remote Debugger includes a graphical interface that provides developers with remote access to debugger support from a workstation. OS/390 C/C++ customers will have an opportunity to evaluate this function on a trial basis. For additional details and registration information, visit the Web site located at:
- The introduction of a C/C++ Performance Analyzer
The Performance Analyzer is a tool that helps users profile their applications to aid in understanding and improving the performance of their programs. This tool traces the execution of a program on the host and creates a trace file. The trace file contains data that can be displayed in diagrams on a workstation to assist the user in performance tuning, examining occurrences that produce faults and in general, understanding what happens when a program runs.
This graphical interface provides users with remote access to profiling support from a workstation. OS/390 C/C++ customers will have an opportunity to evaluate this function on a trial basis. For additional details and registration information, visit the Web site located at:
Support for the Database Access Class Library Utility has been removed.
Server Integration Initiative
Distributed, client/server customers are realizing that along with benefits of ease of access of information come problems of systems management, security, availability, and scalability. These problems are being solved by the market trend called many different names -- "server consolidation," "server re-integration," "centralization," and "server integration." In order to address the entire problem, IBM is focusing on an integrated approach, Server Integration, to provide the customer with an efficient, integrated global enterprise to help reduce computing costs and to help gain control over data and application integrity. The S/390 Server Integration strategy is two-fold:
- Re-host work to S/390 to achieve consolidation of servers and
workloads
and
- Interoperate with IBM, UNIX, and NT platforms to achieve enterprise data/application access and global enterprise.
- Consolidation of servers and server locations -- customers need to
reduce the complexity of their server network by reducing the
number of physical locations and the number of servers. S/390
provides an open platform for centralizing workload for gains in
cost and operations efficiency, security, availability, and
scalability.
- Systems Management and Security -- customers require an end-to-end
view of their enterprise infrastructure to achieve better control
over their resources and applications. To manage this
infrastructure, System Management and Security products must
provide that end-to-end view capable of managing the disciplines
of deployment, administration, security, and distribution.
- Business Process Automation with Distributed Transaction Processing -- customers can further exploit cost-effective measures by integrating existing core applications, new applications, and data throughout the enterprise. Instead of rewriting or re-engineering vital, core applications, S/390 provides the capability to define automated business processes that execute applications/data from anywhere in the enterprise through distributed transaction processing.
Distributed Computing Environment (DCE): The DCE base services are based on the DCE technology, an integrated set of open, industry-leading, distributed computing technologies licensed from The Open Group. DCE currently consists of a base set of services, including security and directory services, and a distributed file system component.
DCE Base Services: With OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, UNIX System Services DCE Base Services is introducing a Cell Directory Server on OS/390. Customers now have a complete set of DCE services at their disposal on OS/390. This helps to reduce the number of systems requiring administration and reduces administrative cost. Further, OS/390 customers have the option of keeping all their critical DCE cell servers on the OS/390 platform. This is important for customers who want to run middle-tier support servers on their S/390.
Statement of Direction Update: Availability of the aforementioned OS/390 DCE Cell Directory Server satisfies the OS/390 DCE Cell Directory Server Statement of Direction in Software Announcement 296-339 296-339,:elink. dated September 10, 1996.
OS/390 UNIX System Services DCE Base Services will provide the following additional support and enhancements in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4:
- Exploitation of current C/C++ compiler features and optimization
is provided by DCE, while allowing existing customer applications
to run without modification.
- Improvements to the reliability, availability, and serviceability
characteristics of DCE have been made. One example, is
enhancements to the error-checking code which improves the user's
ability to determine what actions are required in the event of a
problem.
- Performance Improvements
Several performance improvements were completed for DCE in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4. These changes address response time, uniprocessor (UP) throughput, multiprocessor (MP) scalability, and resource consumption for a variety of environments. Response time for RPCs using the TCP protocol was improved by removal of a wait. UP throughput and processor consumption were improved by a number of path length reductions. MP scalability was improved by a reduction in lock contentions, a redistribution of thread priorities, and OS/390 UNIX System Services socket batching. The actual benefit will vary by workload and environment.
Additional significant performance improvement is achieved by a variety of enhancements including, for example, reducing the path length of routines that convert data from ASCII to EBCDIC.
- The number of languages that are National Language Support (NLS)
enabled is increased to 32. Messages are translated into
Japanese. OSF DCE 1.1 Internationalization Support is activated
in OS/390 DCE, which allows customers to write applications that
contain clients that can interoperate with servers running in
different locales. These NLS items make OS/390 UNIX System
Services DCE more usable on an international scale.
- Parallel Sysplex system enablement is provided as a first step to
allow clients to exploit DCE in a Parallel Sysplex system
environment. Changes are made to the client runtime support so
that applications can be developed that will run without change
once server support is provided.
- Introduction of Hardware Crypto Support provides better
performance over the current software encryption/decryption, if
the ICSF software and Integrated Cryptographic Feature (ICRF)
hardware are installed. This support allows DCE to take advantage
of the hardware encryption/decryption function, and improved
performance is realized, particularly when dealing with packets of
greater than 60 bytes.
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client Support
introduced in this release.
LDAP allows programs that run on OS/390 to enter and extract information into and from an LDAP Version 2 Directory Service on another platform.
- Use existing IMS or CICS transaction programs with few changes
- Integrate IMS or CICS enterprise environments while preserving the
company's investment in hardware and software
- Achieve portability of application development skills (programmers
can still write programs in a familiar language)
- Reduce administration costs by exploiting DCE Directory Services and Security Services
Adding ENCINA (R) transactional RPC to AS IMS enables customers to coordinate IMS transaction processing with updates to other types of resources that Encina supports on other platforms, including XA-compliant databases.
New Function and Enhancements: DCE Application Support (AS) enables a Distributed Computing Environment (DCE) client application located anywhere in the DCE environment to access the resources of the Customer Information Control System (CICS) and the Information Management System (IMS) by using a DCE Remote Procedure Call (RPC).
In addition, an Encina client can now update IMS data using transactional RPC, due to the enablement of Encina-based two-phase commit protocols in OS/390.
Summary of Customer Value: The transactional RPC support provided by AS and the OS/390 Encina Toolkit Executive extends the reach of DCE applications to distributed applications containing IMS transactions that must be either completed successfully or backed out. This solution enables customers to incorporate OS/390 and their IMS transactions into their Encina transactions.
Additional enhancements have also been made to simplify the application development and administration processes; for example, C language programmers can now write extended Interface Definition Language (IDL) for AS applications using popular C syntax.
OS/390 LAN Services: OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 LAN Services includes both the OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 LANRES and the OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 LAN Server elements. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 LAN Server has added a new feature, OS/2 (R) File Level Permissions. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 LANRES now supports Novell NetWare for SAA (R) 2.2.
File Level Permissions: The file level access permissions capability announced with this release provides customers added security for the data that is stored on the S/390 Server DASD. The security of the data is now at the same level as stored locally by the OS/2 LAN Server. This removes the security concern of not having file level access permissions.
Systems Management and Security
Security Server
RACF Support for DB2: The Security Server for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 provides new function which gives customers the ability to control access to DB2 objects using RACF profiles. This function will be provided via a fully supported exit module called the RACF/DB2 External Security Module. For customers who choose to take advantage of this new support, the module is designed to receive control from the DB2 Access Control Authorization Exit point, a new function provided by DB2 for OS/390 Version 5. The benefits provided allow for the:
- Administration and auditing of access control from a single point
of control
- Ability to define security rules before a DB2 object is created
- Ability to have security rules persist when a DB2 object is
dropped
- Ability to control access to DB2 objects with generic profiles
- Flexibility to control access to DB2 objects for single or
multiple subsystems with a single set of RACF profiles
- Ability to validate a userid before permitting it access to a DB2
object
- Elimination of DB2 cascading revoke
Digital certificate security technology can uniquely and efficiently address problems of user and server authentication and data privacy that are encountered when designing Internet and Web server applications.
Program Control By System ID With RACF: In OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, the program control function of RACF has been enhanced so that program control by system ID is also possible. This function will allow installations to easily restrict access to programs by system image. A new keyword, WHEN(SYSID(..)) has been added to the PERMIT command so that users and groups can be added to a conditional access list. Installations will now have the ability, for instance, to restrict use of a licensed product to a single system image even in a sysplex environment where it could be difficult to isolate DASD or programs.
RACF Administration Enhancements:
- Password History Enhancement
It will now be easier for installations to prevent end users from circumventing password history security policy. In OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, RACF will save an expired or revoked password in the password history list when the user's password is reset by an administrator. Using a SETROPTS option, installations can have RACF maintain a list of previously used passwords. Then when a user changes their password, RACF will check to make sure the proposed password is not the same as the current password or as one of the previously used passwords in the list.
- Support for Default OMVS Segment
With OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, it will be possible for OS/390 UNIX System Services to be accessed without requiring the definition of an OMVS segment. Two new SETROPTS options (for UID and GID) are now available so that a default OMVS segment for users and groups can be implemented. This support will simplify migration of existing sockets applications to the OS/390 UNIX System Services environment and make it easier to exploit OS/390 UNIX System Services.
OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 Hardware Configuration Manager: With OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, HCM has been added to OS/390 as an optionally priced feature. HCM supports the definition of both logical and physical, hardware and OS/390 operating system configurations from a single graphical user interface. HCM, in conjunction with HCD, provides a rich set of graphical and text configuration reports that document the current system configuration. Because HCM is a client/server extension to HCD, it automatically updates the host HCD Input/Output Definition File (IODF).
The combination of both products provides the S/390 Hardware Configuration Solution for OS/390.
Enhancements in HCM for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4: With OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, HCM is enhanced by the following new function:
- Import and Export Facility
The HCM Import and Export facility allows the exchange of data between non-HCM processes, applications and databases and HCM configuration data. The import and export data format, used by HCM, is designed to be compatible with relational databases. It is conceptually organized as tables, and the data exchange is done via data stored in tables as text files.
With the Import Data function, existing physical configuration data of a non-HCM application can be used to update existing configuration data in HCM as well as to setup a new configuration file for HCM. Imported data overwrites existing HCM configuration data. In addition, import provides a method to build a configuration from the combination of a text file and an IODF.
The import function performs the following types of actions:
- Creating physical objects
- If necessary, resynchronizing the PWS file and the IODF
- Updating descriptive fields in both the PWS file and the IODF
- Creating or changing physical and some logical connectivity
- Creating physical objects
The Workload Activity reports for goal and compatibility mode now provide non-paging DASD I/O measurements that give feedback about I/O performance on a service class or performance group period level.
Data Set Level Reporting: As an extension of the current spectrum of resource oriented reports, RMF offers reporting of data set usage. This new capability is one of the key requirements of many RMF users to help them identify device problems on a data set level. Three new Monitor III reports provide information on how individual data sets on a specific device are being utilized. By using this data, the customer can easily identify data sets that should be moved to another device to avoid contentions or bottlenecks.
Cache Reporting Enhancements: Cache reporting has been enhanced by a new Subsystem Summary report that gives a one-page overview of all 3990-family/RAMAC (TM) storage subsystems connected to a host. A huge set of exception criteria on subsystem level as well as on device level provide reporting of customer-selected key performance data by using the RMF Postprocessor Overview report.
IMS Long Lock Detection: Services of the IMS/VS Resource Lock Manager (IRLM) are used by IMS to serialize application program requests for data base records to ensure that two programs do not access the same record for update at the same time.
The new Monitor II ILOCK report helps to identify locking situations when sharing data among several IMS instances in a sysplex environment.
Performance Monitoring of OS/390 -- Analysis Support: Performance Monitoring of OS/390 (PM of OS/390) offers an easy-to-use navigation capability for analyzing OS/390 performance, making full use of the superior instrumentation of OS/390.
A rich set of metrics can be explored. It ranges from sysplex-wide, business-oriented indicators down to detailed data on a job and to sysplex-wide contention of shared resources. Predefined context information and drill-down steps are provided.
Performance Monitoring of OS/390 -- TCP/IP Support: TCP/IP support is available as an alternative host connection to APPC. This item addresses the customer concerns regarding APPC installation complexity and positions RMF for NC and Open (TME10).
Spreadsheet Reporter: The Spreadsheet Reporter is a PWS interface based on Windows 95 or Windows NT for analyzing RMF data with Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel spreadsheets. This extension to the existing RMF Spreadsheet Converter enables users to integrate RMF data into their business processes. It also means they can easily produce presentation graphics which illustrate performance analysis results.
Storage Utilization Fields: RMF collects additional storage data to be used for main-storage related capacity planning. They are available in SMF records type 71 and can be shown in the Postprocessor Exception and Overview reports.
SDSF Support for WLM Batch Management: SDSF adds support to complement the resource affinity scheduling function that has been added by JES2 and WLM. New displays and columns on existing Input and Status displays simplify the management of resources and jobs for which resource affinities have been defined.
Business Process Automation and Distributed Transaction Processing
Transactional Processing Extensions: IBM provides, in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, distributed transaction processing capabilities for inbound Transactional RPCs (TRPCs) as defined by Transarc's Encina TRPC. IBM is providing an OS/390 Encina Toolkit based on Transarc's Encina Toolkit Executive. IBM's transactional RPC supports the OS/390 IMS Version 6 Transaction Server so that it may participate in DCE-based distributed transaction processing. Changes to Application Support IMS to work with TRPCs through the OS/390 Encina Toolkit and the OS/390 IMS Version 6 Transaction Server, allow clients who use Encina TRPC protocols to participate with IMS applications in a distributed transaction process.
Encina Toolkit Executive
- OS/390 Base Element Adaptation
The Encina Toolkit Executive, a very widely used set of tools for developing client components of distributed transactional applications, has been ported to OS/390 with modifications for RAS and NLS enablement and is now part of the OS/390 base.
- Ephemeral Client Support
The Encina Toolkit Executive provides tools for the building of reliable, distributed, transactional applications. Apart from TRPC support, it allows ephemeral (non-recoverable) client applications to be written.
Encina Ephemeral Client support in OS/390 allows customers to begin re-integrating middle-tier applications to the OS/390 UNIX System Services environment.
- Transactional RPC Support
The Encina Toolkit Executive has been changed so that it uses certain OS/390 services while performing two-phase commits in support of Transactional RPC (TRPC).
TRPC promotes the development and execution of distributed transaction processing applications, including IMS, on S/390. It also promotes Network Computing by supporting Encina clients on a variety of platforms and the Internet.
Business Intelligence Initiative
The goal of this initiative is to have S/390 deliver end-to-end solutions that include the business applications, required tools and utilities and the database server. Along with these entities, IBM will provide the services to help customers implement their solution quickly and successfully. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, in support of this initiative, delivers:
OS/390 UNIX System Services Parallel Environment: The OS/390 UNIX System Services Parallel Environment introduces new capabilities enabling parallel data mining capabilities. OS/390 UNIX System Services Parallel Environment is based on the AIX Parallel Environment product which enables user level parallel processing in application programs through the implementation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) standard as released by the Message Passing Interface Forum in June 1995. OS/390 UNIX System Services Parallel Environment incorporates MPI and a Parallel Operating Environment (POE) which collectively enable the creation, run-time management, and inter-communication of parallel processes working on a single task.
Parallel data mining applications, such as Intelligent Miner (TM) can use POE to establish and manage the parallel processes. A given data mining task that uses one parallel data mining kernel can run the same kernel in multiple processes across one or more OS/390 system images. The data mining kernels use the MPI component to communicate directly among the mining processes.
The OS/390 UNIX System Services Parallel Environment includes support for using Workload Manager (WLM), thereby placing parallel processes on the best candidate systems within a Parallel Sysplex system. This enables data mining activities to utilize Parallel Sysplex systems that have available capacity and enables the use of WLM's management and policy definition facilities workloads.
OS/390 UNIX System Services Parallel Environment will be available via a Small Programming Enhancement (SPE) in November 1997.
Technology Leadership Initiative
This initiative's goal is to deliver open, cost-effective enterprise servers. IBM continues to enhance S/390 and OS/390 architectures to better support Network Computing, new application workloads including improved support for UNIX applications, improved performance with reduced total cost to S/390 customers. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 upgrades in support of this initiative's goals include:
WLM Base Enhancements: These WLM functional enhancements satisfy WLM goal-mode migration factors that were recently identified by customers and industry performance management consultants.
- Less Disruptive Policy Activation
When a WLM policy is activated, either by an operator command or through the WLM administrative application, all accumulated historical information is discarded. Data structures are created that describe the newly established goals, and then data accumulation begins in the context of the new service classes, service class periods, and service class period goals. Significant algorithmic adjustments are not made until sufficient information is accumulated. Now, with this WLM Base enhancement, as much information as is easily possible is retained across a policy activation, thereby, minimizing the extent of policy activation disruption.
- Control of System Service Classes
This enhancement provides more customer control over the "system" service classes that are internally created by WLM. It allows the definition of WLM work classification rules that reference the SYSSTC service class, and enables reference to SYSTEM and SYSSTC service classes via the RESET operator command. Some restrictions are enforced to prevent total chaos, however, this new capability permits operational correction of errant classification rules that currently require an IPL to correct.
Local Performance Index (PI) Evaluation: Prior to this release, a high importance service class, that was meeting its goals sysplex-wide, might not receive adequate attention from WLM on an individual system where it was missing its goal. New logic avoids having high importance service classes miss goals on specific systems, thereby meeting sysplex wide goals.
WLM Batch Management Enhancement: Goal-oriented management of JES2 batch is implemented in the following functional areas.
- JES2 initiator address space management
WLM now manages the quantity of batch initiator address spaces on behalf of JES2. Address spaces are created and destroyed based on the amount of work in the backlog, the availability of system resources (such as CPU and storage), the existence of system constraints (such as auxiliary storage and ASIDs), the mix of work in progress, and the ability of the system to achieve the WLM-defined goals for various workloads being managed. Job scheduling enhancements compensates for loss of manual control mechanisms.
With this improvement, operators are required to make fewer decisions on complex situations.
- JES2 Resource Affinity Scheduling
WLM improves the managing of scheduling of batch jobs, thereby, ensuring that jobs are only initiated on systems that have the necessary resources. This removes the need for explicit end user declaration (in JCL) of the specific system(s) that have the resources needed for each job. Through this new capability, an end user specifies the required scheduling environment, leaving it to OS/390 to identify where those resources are available.
- Migration features are provided to simplify and ease transition. There is a Sample Exit 5 that provides JES2 Command Migration support to translate old syntax to new syntax. Refer to JES2 Migration Considerations.
DFSMS/MVS (R) Version 1 Release 4 New Function: In addition to the Program Management Enhancements, described in further detail in the next section, DFSMS/MVS Version 1 Release 4 includes the following new function:
- Space Allocation Failure Reduction
This is accomplished on system managed storage through the removal of DADSM 5-extent limit, by spreading the requested quantity on multiple volumes for multivolume eligible data sets, and by reducing the requested quantity by a percentage. A component of a VSAM data set can now grow up to 255 extents (current limit is 123); however, a volume can only have up to 123 extents.
- DFSMShsm (TM) Duplex Tape
This is performed on backup and migration as an alternative to TAPECOPY processing thus eliminating the additional tape mount used by TAPECOPY.
- DFM DataAgent
This extends the function of the Distributed FileManager (DFM) component of DFSMSdfp (TM) by providing the ability to invoke routines that run as extensions of DFM/MVS from remote SmartData Utilities (SdU) clients to expand the way client applications can access data on MVS beyond predefined remote transactions.
- DFSMShsm Use of Coupling Facility for CDS Access
This capability reduces contention of control datasets in a multihost environment.
- Compression Tailored for SAM data sets
This capability optimizes compression ratios.
- VSAM System-Managed Buffering for Extended Format Datasets
This function selects the buffering algorithms and the number of buffers based on the data set's storage class sequential and direct Bias specification and the MACRF specifications (DIR, SEQ, SKP) at open with JCL override capability when required.
- Catalog Search Interface
This function provides a fast read-only interface callable from programs written in a high level language or from REXX EXECs to extract data from system catalogs using filterable selection criteria thus avoiding usage of SVC 26 or IDCAMS LISTCAT.
- DFSMShsm ABARS Enhancements
Enhancements include stacking all the output files onto a single tape stream, new 32-character accounting information and CPU time consumed during ABACKUP and ARECOVER activity, and execution of up to 64 concurrent active ABARS requests.
- Allow IDCAMS ALTER of Storage Class and Management Class for
Migrated Data Sets Without Recall
This function eliminates unnecessary recall processing and tape mounts (for ML2 tape data).
- New OAM (Object Access Method) SMF
This function writes an SMF type 85 SMF record for virtually every activity performed by OAM.
- Update VSAM Last Reference Date (LRD) at Close
This function updates LRD at close if it is different from that at open. This ensures that data sets do not automatically get migrated based on the last reference date at open, in the DFSMShsm space management cycle, after a subsystem is brought down after many days.
- Enhancements to Data Class
These enhancements allow VSAM data sets to be defined using JCL and dynamic allocation with BWO, LOG, LOGSTREAMID, and SPANNED/NONSPANNED attributes.
- VSAM RLS (Record Level Sharing)
This function provides access to extended format VSAM KSDSs (key-sequenced data sets) that are larger than 4 gigabytes.
- DFSMSdss (TM) Enhanced Protection of Checkpointed Data Sets
This function allows DFSMSdss and DFSMShsm operations to distinguish between IMS GSAM data sets and SMS sequential data sets accessed during OS/390 (MVS) checkpoint/restart and prevents them from becoming unusable.
- Batch Testing and Maintenance of DFSMS (TM) Configuration
This function enables batch ACS testing and creation and maintenance of selected DFSMS management class values and "pool type" and "tape type" storage groups.
- SMS Volume Selection Enhancements
These enhancements address secondary volume selection improvements in support of data bases.
- IDCAMS Setcache Enhancements
- DFSMSrmm (TM) Enhancements to CDS Backup and Journaling
This function uses DFSMSdss concurrent copy to backup the CDS and allows update activity to continue during the backup and notifies user when the journal has reached the installation-defined threshold to allow CDS backups to be started.
- Suppression of secondary file tracking by DFSMSrmm
This function may be selected when the first file is created.
- DFSMSrmm Trial-Run Capability
This function (VERIFY) allows policy (VRS) changes to be tested before being used in production.
- Additional DCME Enhancements
- Extended Format Data Set support for IBM RAMAC Virtual Array (RVA) Products
Summary of Program Management Enhancements for DFSMS/MVS Version 1.4
Note: While the Program Management (PM) component is installed as part of the DFSMS/MVS Version 1.4 product, these enhancements functionally require parallel enhancements in the Language Environment and C Run-time Library which are part of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4.
The basic functions of PM are not modified for this release. The Binder binds sections to create modules, the Binder API provides support for calling programs to access data and bind, or copy modules, and the Loader loads programs from PDSs, PDSEs, and OS/390 UNIX System Services (HFS) files. Program Management enhancements in this release address some current problems in the support of the C and C++ programming languages. It simplifies the creation of an executable module and extends support for OS/390 UNIX System Services. Specifically this release includes the following:
- A conversion function has been added to the Binder to process XOBJ
structures built by the C/C++ compilers. The output from the
Binder on this path is a program object which must be stored in a
PDSE. This removes the need for the LE/370 Prelinker in those
cases where a PDSE is specified as the target load library (for
example, SYSLMOD).
- The Binder and Loader have been enhanced to support OS/390 dynamic
linking and DLLs (Dynamic Load Libraries). This provides for
user-controlled special handling of external references in
modules, to allow their resolution when loading the referenced
module explicitly or at the time the module is referenced, for
example, it supports forms of dynamic loading.
- Support for the two above enhancements have also been included in
OS/390 UNIX System Services and the c89 shell command.
- The Loader was enhanced to support DLLs and deferred loading, as well as the OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 Dynamic LPA functions, extending LPA support to PDSEs and all program objects, including DLLs. This applies when done after an IPL because PDSEs cannot be put into LPA during an IPL.
- Program objects support long names (up to 1K).
- Program objects contain many of the same enhancements supported in
the new object file, GOFF (Generalized Object File Format), which
is currently created by the High Level Assembler (as well as the
Binder as an intermediate structure). This includes support for
C/C++ writable static.
- Program objects contain multiple classes of text, distinguished
by attributes which control binding and loading characteristics
and behavior. Classes are central to C and DLL support.
- There are two types of classes -- text (byte-stream) and
non-text (record-like, IDR, ADATA)
- The separate attributes assigned to each class include:
- LOAD -- The class is brought into memory at the time the
module is loaded (typical case today).
- DEFERRED LOAD -- The class is prepared for loading, but not
instantiated until requested (new in this release).
- NOLOAD -- The class is not loaded with the program, for
example, it is non-text.
- RMODE 24/ANY -- Indicates placement of segments within virtual storage.
- LOAD -- The class is brought into memory at the time the
module is loaded (typical case today).
- Classes are bound into independently loadable segments, with
loading characteristics which determine the placement of the
segment in virtual storage. Multi-segment program objects can
be loaded into non-contiguous areas of virtual storage, for
example, when bound with the RMODE(SPLIT) option.
- Program objects contain a class of data specifically intended for users to save associated or application data (ADATA). It is not loadable (NOLOAD). This data may be source statements, debugging tables, user information, history data, documentation, etc. It is accessible via the Binder API.
- There are two types of classes -- text (byte-stream) and
non-text (record-like, IDR, ADATA)
Eliminating the Prelinker step has several advantages:
- Easier incorporation of new functions, released from the format restrictions imposed by an intermediate data structure
- Rebindable module as output, for example, it is not necessary to return to object files to rebind
- More efficient code distribution and servicing since single object files can be shipped in PTFs rather than the fully bound C module
Note: Limited support for dynamic linking was first made available on the MVS platform in 1995 to provide DLL capability for C applications. Only now, with OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 and DFSMS/MVS Version 1.4, is a generalized DLL capability available to all languages, transparent to the application, and independent of the Prelinker.
Extensions are added to the PDSE directory entry and program object in support of C reentrant programs, C++ programs, and Dynamic Link Libraries.
Extensions to the PM Loader to support C Reentrancy and DLLs
- The Loader adds to its current functions with new invoKable
functions to load and delete deferred classes of a program object.
In this release deferred classes refer specifically to C's WSA
(Writeable Static Area). These new functions resulted in the
establishment of interfaces with LE/370 to support C-constructed
reentrancy, which requires the ability to load and delete WSAs as
a class (deferred) of program object. A new set of control
structures (including a template for WSA) are maintained in
storage after load time.
- The Loader extends its support for staging of program objects with the inclusion of deferred classes and DLLs in LLA (Library Lookaside).
- A C renaming routine is added to the existing interface validation
logic in the Binder.
- The Binder recognizes certain CSECTs in the XOBJ object module as
"concatenated objects" and performs special processing for them.
- Support has been added to the Binder for C++ long function names
which have been encoded as "mangled names." The mangled names
will be "demangled" before displaying on end-user reports,
listings, and displays. (This function will be added via PTF in
fourth quarter 1997.)
- The Binder also supports C++-generated "template" functions.
- A new OS/390 UNIX System Services control statement and API
function, AUTOCALL, allows incremental autocall by the c89 command
processor. This differs from the regular autocall in that it is
not followed by binding.
- The Binder is extended to accept HFS archive libraries in place of
conventional library concatenations for autocall. They can not be
concatenated with other archive files or libraries of any kind.
- The Binder accepts an HFS file name in place of a ddname on some API calls and control statements. This eliminates the need for c89 to dynamically allocate files which will never be opened. All Binder files, except options files and diagnostic files, may be allocated to HFS files.
PM Supports and Exploits OS390 Version 2 Release 4 Dynamic LPA: This function allows the addition and replacement of libraries and modules in LPA dynamically after the system has been initialized, which means PDSEs can now be candidates for LPA as well. (PDSEs have never been supported in LPA before because LPA was loaded before the environment required by PDSEs was initialized.) Now that PDSEs can be included in LPA, all program objects and more specifically, DLLs, can also be loaded into LPA.
Contents Support for Dynamic Link Library (DLL): Binder DLLs and any other PM3 level program objects are a new form of load module that require changes within contents supervision to provide full support of these load modules. The changes required enable the use of LLA caching for these new load modules and allow these load modules to be propagated on an OS/390 UNIX System Services fork.
Dynamic Link Pack Area (LPA): Dynamic LPA increases system availability by allowing customers to install products into the system's LPA without requiring an IPL to do so.
- Replacing modules in LPA when the module address is determined by
a subsequent operation, such as LINK, LOAD, or ATTACH.
- Allowing modules in PDSEs to be treated as LPA modules.
- Giving optional products a mechanism to package their common-area code, such that it does not occupy system storage unless the product is enabled.
Operator command and programming interfaces are provided.
TSO/E Enhancements: With OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, TSO/E support for Parallel Sysplex system environments is enhanced as follows:
- TSO/E SEND Command is enhanced to allow the TSO user to send
messages to other users independent of the system within the
susplex to which the receiving user is connected. The message can
also be sent to a specific operator, the master console operator
or a specific operator console.
- Likewise, the TPUT interface is enhanced to forward any message,
issued via the TPUT, to the proper system where the user is logged
on in the sysplex.
- Operator SEND Command is able to send a message to all users in
the sysplex and to all users on a specific system in the sysplex
or to all users logged on to a subset of the sysplex system.
- PARMLIB Command is enhanced to allow the user to direct the
PARMLIB command to all systems in the sysplex, a single system or
a subset of the systems.
- A new parameter on the SEND statement of the IKJTSOxx PARMLIB
member allows the specification of the userlog data set size.
This eliminates the need to code a user exit.
- CALL and TEST command is enhanced to use the standard load module
search sequence, if no dataset name is specified.
- The PARMLIB Command Processor is enhanced by using the new Logical Parmlib Service (IEFPRMLB) to dynamically allocate, read, and unallocate the logical parmlib. This allows the installation to place IKJTSOxx members in a data set other than SYS1.PARMLIB.
- JES3 64K Job Number Support
This function provides support to increase the maximum number of jobs in a JES3 complex from the current limit of 32,767 to 65,534.
- JES3 Configuration Improvements
Provide support to improve system availability in an OS/390 Parallel Sysplex system by reducing/shortening outages needed to make JES3 Configuration changes. This support consists of three parts: Dynamic Update Support, HOTSTART with REFRESH support and Faster Restart support.
- Dynamic Update Support
In OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, JES3 supports dynamic update via an operator command to add initialization statements for:
SNA RJP -- SNA RJP workstation characteristics (RJPWS), SNA RJP consoles (CONSOLE), and SNA RJP devices (readers, printers and punches) (DEVICE)
VTAM Attached FSS printers
- FSSDEF -- Functional Subsystem Definition
- DEVICE -- for VTAM attached FSS printers
- HOTSTART with REFRESH
One of the major JES3 problems customers have is the fact that it takes a warm start to change many of the JES3 initialization parameters. The warm start is very disruptive because not only must the JES3 global address space be brought down, but all processors in the JES3 complex must be IPLed.
In OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, JES3 is changed to read the initialization stream during a hotstart without IPL to allow many of the parameters to be changed. A new start type, called HOTSTART with REFRESH, is created to read the initialization stream and process many (but not all) initialization statements.
- FASTER RESTART
There are occasions when you must restart the global processor, such as when you need to implement certain configuration changes or to apply service. While the global is down, jobs in execution may experience delays when they request global services such as spool space allocation, opening SYSOUT data sets etc.
JES3 RESTART processing is enhanced to reduce the time it takes the JES3 global to reinitialize.
- Dynamic Update Support
The DASD Logger facility makes it possible for subsystems, such as CICS, to continue to use the System Logger without change on non-coupled S/390 systems. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 is the recommended MVS level for non-Sysplex CICS customers. This function fulfills the statement of direction on the CICS Logging Enhancement in Software Announcment 266-349, dated September 10, 1996.
Type 6 SVC: The Type 6 SVC enhancement provides function to improve the performance of the VSAM path taken by CICS.
Stand-Alone Dump (SADMP) Performance Enhancements: SADMP performance improvements, in laboratory tests, yield as much as 50% improvement in the virtual phase of the dump, and provide relief for some commonly reported problems and usability issues.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -- OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 4
Consolidated and Reorganized ServerPac Installation Information: In OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, the information for the installer of a ServerPac is now consolidated and reorganized into two information units.
- ServerPac: Using the Dialog (SC28-1244)
This book describes how to install and use the panels on the CustomPac dialog. It merges the information previously contained in three books:
- ServerPac Guide and Worksheet (SC28-144)
- CustomPac: Installation Dialog Reference (SA22-7240)
- CustomPac: Dialog Messages (SA22-7241)
- The custom-built installation guide, now called ServerPac:
Installing Your Order
This book describes the particular customer's order and takes the customer from the point where the code is loaded into the libraries to the point where the customer has verified successful installation of the basic system. Information in this book more closely reflects the sequence in which a customer installs a ServerPac. The book may now be browsed in LIST1403 format and as a BookManager built book.
Also, IBM now provides an index to the program directories for the particular customer's order in the $INDEXPD member of the data set CPAC.PGMDIR on the RIM tape.
In OS/390 Release 3 (as a result of service integrated in OS/390 Release 3), indirect volume serial support was extended to allow system symbols to be specified in place of the volume serial when cataloging data sets that are to reside on the SYSRES volume or logical extension volumes to SYSRES. This allows you to define symbols in parmlib member IEASYMxx and then use those symbols to make indirect reference to one or more logical extension volumes to SYSRES. In this way you can manage the cataloging of
In OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, this support is extended further to create a new system defined static symbol, &SYSR1, whose value is the IPL volume. If you name your SYSRES volumes and the logical extension volumes to SYSRES according to a pattern, you can use substrings of the new &SYSR1 symbol to assign substitution text to symbols for the other volumes. A single SYMDEF could then be used for multiple SYSRES volumes and multiple images.
Recommended Data Set Placements: Recognizing that OS/390 and program products target libraries were becoming more difficult to fit on a 3390-3 SYSRES volume, IBM is documenting a recommended data set placement in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4. This recommended layout includes more than just the SYSRES volume, as it encompasses all the system libraries that are needed for the OS/390 platform.
This layout is meant to assist customers in deciding which datasets to assign to which volumes. Certain install enhancements (such as Extended Indirect Cataloging) are incorporated into this recommendation. This information can be found in the Planning for Installation (GC28-1726) publication.
Documentation Information -- What's New for OS/390 Version 2
The Right Information: OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 has the right information at the right time -- it's what drives the success of a business. It is why IBM continually strives to provide customers with the right information at the right time about how to use and manage IBM products. IBM's strategy is to provide customers with the information they need when they need it, and in the most appropriate and easily accessible ways. And, therefore, the information that supports the use and management of OS/390 continues to be enhanced, in content, distribution, and delivery. Take a look at some examples!
The OS/390 Web Site -- Give it a Look: Yes, IBM still provides customers with some hardcopy books. But over the last several years, IBM's focus on softcopy delivery and distribution of information has really sharpened. And now IBM is on the Internet in a big way -- which is about giving customers access to all OS/390 information through a browser on the World Wide Web. Visit IBM's site at:
And bookmark it for easy future access. Simply click on:- "What's New" to read information about the latest release of OS/390
- "About OS/390" for overview information about the product
- "Elements" and "Features" to show you lists of the components of OS/390
When Customers get to a book, they can click on the printer icon to print all or selected topics in the book on a PostScript printer or any other printer defined to their browser. Because IBM BookManager BookServer is a new element of OS/390 for Version 2, customers can use it on their own intranet to serve and display books in their enterprise. Finally, if customers need to get a copy of a book, click on "The Bookstore," which gives them the opportunity to order books.
Visit Other Pages: The OS/390 Web site also gives customers several additional choices. For instance, customers can find out how to implement a full-fledged UNIX system, get Java for OS/390, check out vendor application compatibility, read the OS/390 Newsletter for Solution Developers, and other interesting topics.
The site also includes two brand-new features -- the ability to invoke:
- A Search Tool for Terms: Customers can enter a term they are not
familiar with and IBM will search a list of dictionaries and
product glossaries to give a definition.
- Cross-book Navigation on the Web: This function introduces a new kind of online "book" called a Task Atlas. From the Atlas, customers can do contextual searches for retrieving task maps from the Atlas. And task maps provide links to topics in the OS/390 library. Version 2 of OS/390 provides a special focus on task maps for migration information across OS/390 libraries.
Softcopy Print Enhancements: OS/390 Softcopy Print includes the following updates:
- Support for DBCS Languages
OS/390 Softcopy Print for DBCS is an extension of the Softcopy Print function that allows customers to print softcopy BookManager Books that are written in these double-byte character set (DBCS) languages:
- Japanese
- Korean
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
Enhanced Physical Packaging of Getting Started Information: To further enhance customer ability to install OS/390, IBM provides, with your order, at no additional charge, a clearly-marked Installation Planning Kit that collects in one place introductory and installation information for OS/390. It will contain:
- OS/390 Planning for Installation (GC28-1726)
- OS/390 Introduction and Release Guide (GC28-1725)
- OS/390 Information Roadmap (GC28-1727)
- OS/390 Information -- What's New for OS/390 Version 2 (GC28-1985)
Order Numbers: Except for the licensed books which are now unlicensed for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, the order numbers for the OS/390 documentation will remain the same for Version 2 as they were for Version 1. Customers with OS/390 Version 1 can continue to get updates to their books (through individual orders or their SLSS subscriptions), although the books will be OS/390 Version 2 books.
Elimination of 7xxx Feature Numbers: IBM eliminated the 7023 and 7024 feature numbers. These unpriced feature numbers previously contained hardcopy books helpful in installing and migrating to OS/390. All of the books required for installation and migration will automatically ship with orders. Customers will not have to order the 7xxx feature numbers for optional free documentation.
OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 4 PRODUCT CONTENT
OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 contains the elements listed below. Only those elements that are also available as stand-alone products are listed with the release level used in OS/390. For a list of the release levels originally incorporated into OS/390 Version 1 Release 1, refer to Software Announcement 296-018 296-018,:elink. dated February 20, 1996.
Functional enhancements in the MVS environment for products or features marked with an * (in the following list) have already or will be made available only through OS/390 and not through additional releases or versions of these products or features.
Elements marked with an @ are new additions to OS/390 Version 2 Release 4.
- System Services
- MVS/ESA SP (TM) *
- Base Control Program (BCP)
- JES2
- OS/390 Base UNIX System Services
- ESCON Director support *
- MICR/OCR support*
- Bulk Data Transfer (BDT) base *, (1)
- DFSMSdfp Version 1 Release 4 *
- EREP/MVS Version 3 Release 5
- High Level Assembler Version 1 Release 2
- ICKDSF Release 16
- ISPF *
- TSO/E *
- 3270 PC File Transfer Program Version 1.1.1
- MVS/ESA SP (TM) *
- Systems Management
- HCD *
- ICSF Version 2.1 @
- SMP/E *
- SystemView (R) for MVS Base Version 1.1
- Application Enablement
- Language Environment *
- SOMobjects (TM) for MVS Runtime Library *
- VisualLift (TM) RTE *
- DCE AS * @
- Encina Executive Toolkit * @
- OS/390 Application Enabling Technology (TM) *
- Distributed Computing
- DFSMS/MVS Version 1 Release 4 Network File System Feature *
- DCE Base Services (OSF DCE level 1.1) *
- DCE Distributed File Service (DFS (TM)) * (OSF DCE level 1.1.1)
- Communications Server
- FFST (TM)/ESA Version 1 Release 2
- VTAM Version 4 Release 4
- TIOC *
- TCP/IP Version 3 Release 2
- TCP/IP CICS Sockets
- TCP/IP IMS Sockets
- TCP/IP for OS/390 UNIX System Services *
- Network Computing Services
- Domino Go Webserver 4.6 for OS/390
- NetQuestion * @
- ICSS 2.2
- LAN Services
- LANRES/MVS *
- LAN Server for MVS *
- OSA Support Facility Release 1.2
- Domino Go Webserver 4.6 for OS/390
- UNIX System Services
- OS/390 UNIX System Services Application Services *
- OS/390 UNIX System Services Shell & Utilities *
- OS/390 UNIX System Services Debugger *
- Softcopy Publications Support
- BookManager READ R3 *
- Softcopy Print Solutions and Fonts *
- BookManager BookServer Version 2.1 @
- GDDM (R) Version 3 Release 2 (including PCLK and OS/2 Link)
(1) One or both of the BDT optional features (File-to-file or JES3
SNA NJE) must be ordered and installed in order to use the BDT
function shipped with the base.
Customers will have the ability to replace a OS/390 base function with a commercially available product which provides a similar function. Contact an IBM representative for qualification and pricing information. All OS/390 integrated testing results and performance claims will be voided with such replacement.
OS/390 delivers optional features that have a high affinity to the base OS/390 system. The list of optional features is:
- System Services
- JES3 *
- Bulk Data Transfer (BDT) Version 2 File-to-File *
- Bulk Data Transfer (BDT) JES3 SNA NJE *
- Systems Management
Note: The DFSMS features are packaged in combinations. Refer to the Ordering Information section for the available combinations.
- DFSMSdss Version 1 Release 4 *
- DFSMShsm Version 1 Release 4 *
- DFSMSrmm Version 1 Release 4 *
- RMF *
- SDSF *
- HCM * @
- Security Server *
- DCE Security Server at OSF DCE level 1.1 *
- RACF *
- Application Enablement
- C/C++ (with Debug Tool) *
- C/C++ (without Debug Tool) *
- DFSORT (TM) Release 13
- GDDM-PGF Version 2 Release 1.3
- GDDM Rexx Version 3 Release 2
- HLASM Toolkit Version 1 Release 2
- Language Environment Data Decryption (DES) * (2)
- SOMobjects for MVS Application Development Environment (ADE) *
- VisualLift ADE Version 1.1.2 *
- IP PrintWay (TM)/NetSpool (TM) (PSF (TM)/MVS Version 2.2)
- C/C++ (with Debug Tool) *
- Distributed Computing
- DCE User Data Privacy (DES) * (2)
- DCE Data Privacy (CDMF) * (2)
- Communications Server
- TCP/IP Kerberos DES Version 3 Release 2(2)
- TCP/IP Kerberos non-DES Version 3 Release 2(2)
- TCP/IP Network Print Facility Version 3 Release 2
- TCP/IP Offload to OS/2 Version 3 Release 2
- Network Computing Services
- Domino Go Webserver 4.6 for OS/390
- ICSS 2.2
N.A. Secure(2)
Export Security(2)
- ICSS 2.2
- Domino Go Webserver 4.6 for OS/390
- Softcopy Publications Support
- BookManager BUILD Release 3 *
- RS/6000 (TM) and PC Server with S/390 Server-on-Board Preconfigured System for OS/390 Version 2.4.0 CD
(2) Export considerations
Preconfigured CD: As part of the OS/390 software order, PC Server S/390 and RS/6000 with S/390 Server-on-Board customers can request a CD with a preconfigured OS/390 base image that provides a "load and go" system. This CD takes advantage of the unique dual operating system environment of the PC Server S/390 and the RS/6000 with S/390 Server-on-Board. It is available as a feature of OS/390 for no additional charge to Entry Support Licenses (ESL) of the base. First time OS/390 customers who order this CD will receive the OS/390 Version 1 Release 3 level CD for all shipments that are made before November 14, 1997. A memo will be included in this shipment stating that these customers will automatically have the OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 CD shipped to them starting on November 14, 1997. Refer to Hardware Announcement 195-147 195-147,:elink. dated May 23, 1995, for additional information.
Integration Testing: To further reduce migration time, the OS/390 product is system integration tested using a production-like environment. This environment includes subsystems, such as CICS, IMS and DB2. This additional testing supplements existing functional test, with a focus on tasks performed by customers in the production environment, thus helping establishments move more quickly to new function. System integration testing is provided for all OS/390 releases.
Enabling OS/390 Optional Priced Features
OS/390 optional priced features use an OS/390 product registration service, together with product policy statements, to determine whether or not the OS/390 priced feature has been ordered and should run.
Those OS/390 optional priced features that are ordered concurrently with OS/390 will be shipped by IBM together with policy statements in PARMLIB which enable the ordered priced features. OS/390 priced features, which have not been ordered, will also be shipped with OS/390 but with policy statements which disable the unordered features. If the customer subsequently enables any of the optional priced features, those features also become subject to the payment terms of the customer's existing OS/390 license as described in OS/390 Program Licensed Specifications (GC28-1728). Customers must notify IBM when they enable an optional feature that was shipped disabled from IBM. A detailed description of the enablement support for OS/390 features is available in OS/390 Planning for Installation (GC28-1726).
The OS/390 priced features which support this enablement capability in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 are:
- BookManager Build
- BDT File to File
- BDT JES3 SNA NJE
- C/C++ (with Debug Tool)
- C/C++ (without Debug Tool)
- DFSMSdss
- DFSMShsm
- DFSMSrmm
- DFSORT
- GDDM PGF
- GDDM REXX
- HCM
- High Level Assembler Toolkit
- IP PrintWay (TM)/NetSpool
- JES3
- RMF
- SDSF
- Security Server
- SOMobjects ADE
- VisualLift ADE
Service Policy
It is IBM's current intention to consider each release of OS/390 as current for three years following its general availability date, and to provide maintenance during that period.
Recognizing the workload customers have ahead of them for year 2000, OS/390 Version 1 Releases 1, 2, and 3 will deviate from this service policy. OS/390 Version 1 releases will be considered as current until at least December 2000, with IBM providing maintenance during this period.
PTF distributions, including Recommended Service Upgrades (RSUs), will continue to be available monthly through the period the release is current. RSU integration testing for a release will be performed for five quarters after the general availability date for that release.
Service on the last release of a version may be extended beyond the intended three year period. In all cases, the current practice of providing at least twelve months notice prior to the withdrawal of service for a version or release, will continue for OS/390.
All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only.
S/390 Service Update Facility
The S/390 Service Update Facility provides an Internet-based, GUI interface tool to help S/390 Customers (VM, VSE, and OS/390) obtain corrective and preventive service. Use of Web Browser technology offers a common interface independent of the S/390 operating system. In most cases the use of the S/390 Service Update Facility will enable customers to:
- Obtain an IBM recommended level of preventive service
- Obtain corrective service by PTF number
- Order, receive and install this service in a more effective manner
Value to customers:
- Simplification of the S/390 software service maintenance process
- Increased system stability (using recommended service levels)
- Support staff productivity gains
- Reduction of required operating system skills
- Reduction of resources/time to maintain systems, hence reducing
cost of service and allowing for use of programming skills to
enhance (not maintain) systems
- Increased Customer satisfaction with IBM Service including reduction in size of preventive maintenance
Additional information is available on the S/390 Technical Support home page, found at the following URL:
Entitlement: OS/390 customers meeting all software and hardware requirements must also possess a current S/390 Processor Maintenance Agreement to be entitled to this Facility.
OS/390 Enhanced HOLDDATA in Report ERRSYSMODS
The SMP/E function's Report ERRSYSMODS has been updated to display Enhanced HOLDDATA. Enhanced HOLDDATA is HOLDDATA with additional information to identify the reason for the HOLD and identify a fixing PTF. This report when used with Enhanced HOLDDATA will identify missing critical service that is applicable to the customer's specific system. This allows customers to identify any missing PE and/or HIPER fixes for any target zone. Additionally, the report will identify if a fixing PTF is available, if the fixing PTF is already in RECEIVE status, and the reason indicator for a HIPER.
The updated report along with Enhanced HOLDDATA will ease service management of OS/390. Missing critical fixes can be easily identified and initial analysis of the impact and identification of available fixes can be performed from just the report itself.
Value to customers:
- Increased system stability by early identification of critical
service
- Support staff productivity gains by a simplified process to
identify applicable critical service for a specified system
- Reduction of resources and time to maintain systems
The Enhanced HOLDDATA will allow the Report ERRSYSMODS command to generate SMPPUNCH output that includes all resolving SYSMODS, including SYSMODs that resolve held, uninstalled SYSMODs, and resolving SYSMODs that are not yet received. Today, only received resolving SYSMODs for held, installed SYSMODs are in the output. If the resolving SYSMOD is held, the customer must rerun the Report ERRSYSMODS command against the GLOBAL zone to determine if it has an available resolving SYSMOD. The new Report ERRSYSMODS with Enhanced HOLDDATA will do this research for the customer, and produce one SMPPUNCH output.
The overall objective of the function is to provide consistency regarding HOLDDATA with one worldwide source and process. Initially Enhanced HOLDDATA will be provided on ESO's and corrective service orders replacing the existing HOLDDATA. It is IBM's direction to provide Enhanced HOLDDATA on all deliverables. Updated Enhanced HOLDDATA will be available electronically daily.
The updated Report ERRSYSMODS continues to support non-Enhanced HOLDDATA.
The updated Report ERRSYSMODS and Enhanced HOLDDATA will be available fourth quarter 1997.
Fee-Based Software Services Offerings
Note: OS/390 is available through the IBM ServerPac for OS/390 and CBPDO (TM) entitled customized offerings, as well as the SystemPac (R) and SoftwareXcel Installation Express (SIE) fee-based offering. No stand-alone product tape is available for OS/390.
- SoftwareXcel Installation Express (SIE)
SoftwareXcel Installation Express (SIE) is a fee-based, software services offering that provides prebuilt MVS and OS/390 system packages tailored to customer hardware and software configurations. The prebuilt system contains installed IBM and eligible S/390 Solution Developer products with integrated service. Also, SIE includes on-site planning, installation, and research requirements for up to 70 S/390 Solution Developer products not able to be included in the prebuilt system package. Post-installation support services are provided for 30 days after installation. This system replacement services offering provides assistance to the customer to migrate quickly and efficiently.
SIE provides:
- A customized package Installation Guide
- System package tapes in an IPL-able format
- Conversion of PARMLIB, PROCLIB, and VTAMLST parameters for the
new system image being built
- SoftwareXcel Vendor Product Information Report
- Assistance from an on-site IBM representative
- A customized package Installation Guide
- SoftwareXcel SystemPac/MVS
SystemPac is a fee-based software system installation offering that provides prebuilt MVS and OS/390 system packages tailored to customer hardware and software configurations. The prebuilt system contains installed IBM and eligible S/390 Solution Developer software products with integrated service. This system replacement offering provides a quicker method to implement a new system on the customer's system.
The OS/390 SystemPac provides:
- A customized package Installation Guide
- System package tapes in an IPLable format or dump-by-data set format
- Enhanced Parallel Sysplex Offerings (EPSO)
The System and Application Enablement services are a set of services which enable the customer to establish and migrate an application to a Parallel Sysplex system environment. The services provide assistance in implementing a Parallel Sysplex in two phases:
- System Enablement (Phase 1): Establish a S/390 Parallel
Sysplex environment
- Application Enablement (Phase 2): Enable one application for Parallel Sysplex exploitation
- System Enablement (Phase 1): Establish a S/390 Parallel
Sysplex environment
- Parallel Sysplex Exploitation Services
The Exploitation Services are a set of services which enable a customer to exploit their established Parallel Sysplex environment. The services provide assistance in implementing new features of Parallel Sysplex or refining the current installation. These enhancements will continue the customer's exploitation of Parallel Sysplex increasing their value and benefits from the environment.
Each of the services provides the tasks and deliverables to assist in implementing the specified component or enhancement to the Parallel Sysplex environment. A menu of potential services enables the customer to select those services that will maximize their Parallel Sysplex environment. This menu allows them to customize the set of Exploitation Services to fit their environment and current implementation. The technical skills provided will guide and assist the customer in implementing the tasks to achieve the objective of the service.
Throughout the service, IBM experts provide skills transfer to the customer's technical professionals. This support and skills building ensure that as a result of the service, their people have the experience and knowledge to continue their exploitation of Parallel Sysplex. An IBM Project Leader is assigned to coordinate the services to ensure satisfactory results and a successful completion. The IBM Project Leader works with the customer to establish dates and secure the appropriate expert resources.
For more information and availability dates of the Parallel Sysplex offerings, IBM representatives should contact the IBM EPSO Project Office at tie line 372-8268 or send a note to HQVMIC1(EPSO).
- SmoothStart (TM) Services for S/390
SmoothStart Services are fee-based, on-site implementation and training services designed to accelerate a customer's productive use of their IBM solution. These services may be for IBM or non-IBM hardware/software or just software. SmoothStart services normally include installation of the software, hardware (where needed), configuration, operational customization, and integration where multiple components are involved. SmoothStart Services will consistently deliver options ranging from:
- Project management
- Installation
- Software configuration and
- Skills transfer
- SmoothStart Services for S/390 Open Server
With OS/390 installed (Version 1 Release 2 at a minimum), this service will enable an operating system to a S/390 OS/390 UNIX System Services environment with an interface conforming to the single UNIX specification standard.
- SmoothStart Services for Lotus Domino for S/390
This service allows the customer to take advantage of integrating mission-critical S/390 data with Domino, Global Services will provide a SmoothStart for Lotus Domino S/390.
Lotus Domino for S/390 delivers open, cross platform, scalable, solutions to help realize the promise of enterprise, client/server computing and the emerging world of network and collaborative computing.
- SmoothStart Services for OS/390 Internet Enablement
This service assists OS/390 customers to implement a test Intranet (or Internet) environment which demonstrates an advanced application deployment of the WWW. It extends a customer's reach to new clients using the Internet to conduct business through links to existing OS/390 CICS, DB2, IMS, and VSAM databases.
- SmoothStart Services for S/390 Net.Commerce
With OS/390 (Version 1 Release 3) and the Domino Go Webserver installed, this service will enable a mall utilizing customer data. The Network Commerce capability reduces computing costs, manages data bases, and offers security for the customer offerings.
- SmoothStart Services for S/390 LANRES
LANRES/MVS integrate Netware LANs and S/390 environment by allowing Netware clients to use host DASD for file storage (Disk Serving), and host fast printers (Print Serving). LANRES also allows host users to perform LAN Administration tasks and data management on the Netware server.
This offering provides the installation and customization of LANRES both on the Host and one Netware server with the enablement of both Disk and Print Serving capabilities, and skills transfer to enable the customer to manage the LANRES environment.
- Lotus Domino Services
IBM Global Services, Product Support Services will also offer installation services to help the customer migrate to the Lotus Domino environment.
- IBM Installation Service for OfficeVision (R) Migration Tool
Provides installation, implementation, and testing of the Migration Tool on the customer's system. An IBM project manager will also provide instruction on tool usage to customer personnel.
- IBM Installation Service for Lotus Calendar Connector for
OfficeVision (LCCOV)
Provides installation and implementation of LCCOV, along with instruction on usage.
- IBM Installation Service for OfficeVision (R) Migration Tool
- IBM Planning Service for OS/390 UNIX Application Porting
Assessment
IBM Planning Service for OS/390 UNIX Application Porting Assessment allows customers to port UNIX applications from non-S/390 UNIX environments to OS/390. This Service will help customers evaluate feasibility and amount of work required to complete a successful porting project by analyzing the application source code with a code checker tool.
As a result, the customer receives a report listing issues and dependencies for porting the application, and an indication about the size of the port.
For more information and availability date of IBM Planning Service for OS/390 UNIX Application Porting Assessment, contact IBM at 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968), or IBM representatives can send a note to PKEDVM9(S390SVCS).
OS/390 VERSION 2 RELEASE 5 FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
Network Computing Initiative
Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1 for OS/390
Support of Rebranding to Lotus: The IBM Internet Connection Secure Server will be rebranded to a Lotus branded product in OS/390 Version 2 Release 5. All externals will be changed from "ICSS" to "Domino Go Webserver." This will define consistent functions across all platforms (OS/390, OS/2, HP-UX, Sun, Windows NT, Windows 95, and AIX) where applicable.
%%CERTIF%% Support: OS/390 UNIX System Services will receive a certificate from the Domino Go Webserver and will be able to copy the certificate to system storage. If the server (Domino Go Webserver) has read or update access to BPX.SERVER, it will be assumed that the server has verified that the certificate is genuine, the validity dates are current, and the client is the owner of the certificate (that is, the SSL protocol). The server will use the certificate in place of a userid and password.
OS/390 UNIX System Services will recognize that a certificate has been passed and invoke RACF's InitACEE callable service by passing the certificate itself (fullword length plus certificate) and a new flag that says "certificate being passed."
The InitACEE service will decode the certificate, do the profile lookup, and extract the userid. From this point, InitACEE will function as it does today. It will check the cache for a previously created ACEE and do a RACINIT if an ACEE is not found.
Java Servlet Support: Java servlet (internal and external process) support will be enabled under OS/390 using the JDK 1.1 driver.
Performance Enhancements: Improvements will be made to the processing of base server requests, yielding an expected overall increase in request throughput.
Proxy Enhancements: Numerous changes will be implemented and tested that are based on actual customer environments. These changes will also be field tested and are expected to result in overall server RAS improvements.
eNetwork Communications Server for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 -- An Enterprise Class Solution for e-Business Networking: In Version 2 Release 5, IBM continues to deliver on it's commitment to provide world-class TCP/IP solutions for e-business networks, while increasing the linkage between SNA and TCP/IP function.
The highlights are:
- New enterprise-class TCP/IP service for OS/390 applications
- A new Telnet server will provide "TN3270E" and more
- DNS with WLM capability fully integrated into CS OS/390
- Full Dynamic IP support automates registration of clients to DNS
- Security Improvements for Internet and intranets
- Multiprotocol performance improvements
- Native ATM support for TCP/IP
- Additional enhancements for TCP/IP, SNA, APPN, and HPR users
In Version 2 Release 5, the use of this improved TCP/IP stack will be extended to all remaining popular OS/390 TCP/IP APIs and applications. Also, a common storage manager and shared device drivers are employed for increased synergy and efficiency for CS OS/390's SNA and TCP/IP services.
With this, CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 provides a single high-performance, high-RAS TCP/IP service for the OS/390 platform.
Sockets related APIs that will exploit the new stack, typically with no change to applications, include:
- REXX Sockets
- TCP/IP C Sockets
- TCP/IP Macro API
- TCP/IP CALL Instruction API
- X/Open Transport Interface
- Pascal
New and Improved TN3270E Telnet Server: The new Telnet server will use OS/390 UNIX System Services sockets to communicate with the TCP/IP stack for improved performance and reliability. Other enhancements to the Telnet Server function include:
- RFC1647 (TN3270E) support
- Dynamic updating of Telnet configuration statements
- New Telnet Server operator commands for displaying status and
configuration information, and modifying the state of the server
- Improved Telnet server performance and scalability characteristics
- Common SNA and TCP/IP Message 10 support
- TN3270E exploits Workload Manager (WLM) to balance TN3270 client
connections across a Sysplex
- Improved OS/390 RAS characteristics
- Common SNA and TCP/IP Message 10 support
DNS/WLM provides intelligent sysplex distribution of requests through cooperation between WLM and the DNS server. For customers that elect to place a DNS in an OS/390 sysplex, DNS will invoke WLM sysplex routing services to determine the "best" system to service a given client request. This provides functional equivalence with VTAM Generic Resources support that is currently available for SNA networks in the Parallel Sysplex environment.
In Version 2 Release 4, the Telnet Server, DB2, and the TCP/IP Version 3 Release 2 stack register with WLM. Other functions that plan to register with WLM by, or near, general availability of Version 2 Release 5 are:
- The new converged TCP/IP stack
- The new TN3270E server
- CICS Sockets
- IMS Sockets
- IMS
- FTP Server
Note: To provide customers with time to migrate to the new DNS, both versions will be shipped in CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 5. The older version of DNS will not be included in subsequent releases.
Full Dynamic IP Automates Registration of Clients to DNS: CS OS/390 will add an implementation of full Dynamic IP on S/390 to enable cooperation between the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and DNS to dynamically and directly register their name and address mappings in the DNS tables, rather than require manual update by an administrator.
Optimal Segment Size: For data transfers to other hosts one hop away, a formula is used to optimize the TCP segment size value resulting in reduced CPU utilization.
Security Improvements for Internet and Intranets: Essential for commerce over the Internet and intranets is the ability to control and authenticate access as well as encrypt/decrypt sensitive data. CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 provides:
- IP Packet Filtering for intranet/Internet Access Control
Packet filtering uses a set of administrator-defined rules to determine if a packet arriving at or departing from the TCP/IP stack should be allowed to pass. The system administrator can, then, control access to intranet resources from the Internet, and vice versa.
- IPSec
Supports the defining of secure pathway across the Internet or an intranet to another host running IPSec code. The data across this pathway can be encrypted and provided with authentication information at the source, and decrypted and authenticated at the destination.
- Network Address Translation
Allows internal IP addresses to be hidden from the network, either for security reasons or because an intranet is using non-registered IP addresses. NAT maps the internal IP addresses to registered addresses, allowing traffic to flow freely.
- SNMPv2 agent with security In addition to community-based
security, the SNMP agent will support SNMPv2u security, which
provides user-based security with authentication via MD5.
Encryption is not supported.
- Enhanced remote configurability and management data The SNMP
subagent provides SET support to better enable remote
configurability of the TCP/IP address space. Additionally,
support for new MIB objects related to ATM and TCP/IP
configuration and protocol operations provide enhanced management
data.
- SNMP (SNMPv2) supports both Version 1 and Version 2 service
requests
- All SNMP commands that functioned for TCP/IP for UNIX System Services or TCP/IP Version 3 Release 2 function will continue to be supported unchanged by the new single TCP/IP service in Version 2 Release 5.
SourceVIPA (Virtual Internet Protocol Addressing): VIPA was first made available in IBM TCP/IP Version 3 for MVS. It provided fault tolerance for inbound TCP connections to VIPA addresses at the MVS hosts. (Note: VIPA essentially allows failed connections to be routed around transparently to the user).
With SourceVIPA, OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 hosts in networks can be configured to use VIPA addresses for both inbound and outbound datagrams for TCP connections, further enhancing it's fault tolerant capability.
NLS Enhancements for CS OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 Include:
- NLS Conversions for Line-Mode MVS Telnet
- Unicode support for FTP
- Open Systems Adapter-2 "Classical IP over ATM" (RFC1577) support
for TCP/IP networks
S/390 Server users connecting to TCP/IP networks through OSA-2 can now use ATM natively to improve network speed and eliminate overhead attributed to LAN emulation.
- Performance for TCP/IP connections over X.25, CDLC, Hyperchannel, and SNALINK
- Continuously Executing Transfer Interface (CETI) Current OEM
vendors that use CETI should move to an LCS I/O interface.
- High Performance Parallel Interface (HiPPI)
- 3172/OS2 Offload
Application Enablement Initiative
Component Broker on OS/390: In May of 1997, IBM announced the plan to deliver its strategic object-oriented application development environment. Component Broker was announced as rolling out over time on multiple platforms.
With OS/390 Version 2, IBM will follow through on that announcement and deliver Component Broker on the S/390 platform. Initially, this will be done for a limited set of customers participating in concept validation on OS/390 Version 2 Release 5.
Component Broker for OS/390 provides an environment for the hosting of new business applications on S/390 that, using a new programming model, allows customers to rapidly design and develop their applications. This programming model is the same across platforms.
Component Broker for OS/390 leverages S/390 strengths such as parallel sysplex technology for scale and availability and exploits the OS/390 Workload Manager for proper workload balancing and management. This allows Component Broker work to run along with traditional workloads such as IMS and CICS. Additional information concerning Component Broker for OS/390, can be found on the WWW at the OS/390 Home Page and the Component Broker Home page at the following URL:
OS/390 Application Enabling Technology Enhancements: A new element, Application Enabling Technology, was introduced in OS/390 Version 1 Release 3. Refer to Software Announcement 297-040 297-040,:elink. dated March 11, 1997. This new element provides the system programming definitions for a standard, simple OS/390 that includes all the definitions and policies needed to IPL the system without operator intervention and provide the UNIX System Services shell to the TCP/IP network. It is the intent of this set of definitions and policies to make OS/390 a very attractive, easy to use and own system, on which to run the application needed by medium and small business units.OS/390 Application Enabling Technology (OS/390 AET) will be enhanced to provide Network Computing Support. Customers will be able to easily customize and create stand-alone or distributed Domino Go Webserver and Network Station solutions for their Internet/intranet requirements. The business advantages and cost savings such solutions provide can be quickly realized (measured in "Web years") while still retaining the OS/390 platform strengths.
Highlights
- Domino Go Webserver
- The Domino Go Webserver for OS/390 will be integrated into the OS/390 AET samples, so that users with UNIX and Web serving skills and documentation for Domino Go Webserver, will be able to customize their system to serve Web pages. The automation policies will be enhanced to allow the Webserver administrator to specify when automation should be started and stopped.
- IBM Network Station Support
- The OS/390 Network Station server and client code references will be integrated into the OS/390 Application Enabling Technology samples. When customized, this will allow the Network Station Administrator to provide boot and target support from OS/390 Application Enabling Technology for IBM Network Stations in the TCP/IP network.
OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 will include further enhancements to the cross reference tool to support other widely used programming languages, and a dataset comparison utility to help validate application modifications made for year 2000 support.
ISPF
- Web access to ISPF applications will provide the capability for an
ISPF application to run on a network computer when referenced in
an HTML Web page.
- Java Workstation Agent Applet for ISPF Client/Server
The ISPF Workstation Agent component will be ported to run as an applet on a JAVA 1.1 Virtual Machine. This applet will request an application to be displayed in the web browser environment. The applet makes the request to the ISPF Application Server.
- ISPF Application Server
This constitutes a server that is written as a JAVA application and receives requests for ISPF applications. These requests are paired with JCL and start ISPF as a batch GUI job. They are customized for the request as defined in the configuration and are submitted to OS/390. The result is an ISPF distributed GUI display of the application.
- Java Workstation Agent Applet for ISPF Client/Server
- VisualAge (R) for ISPF
A customized VisualAge composition (WYSIWYG) editor that contains "parts" for creating and modifying ISPF panels will be provided. This workstation productivity application development utility will generate code for ISPF panels in the ISPF panel language. An OS/390 license will allow unlimited downloads of VisualAge for ISPF.
- ISPF Client/Server Performance Improvements
Performance improvements will be made to cache strings and to optimize menu bar transmission between the ISPF Dialog Manager (DM) and the ISPF Workstation Agent. These performance improvements have an effect when running ISPF in GUI mode.
- Dialog Tag Language Enhancements
The ISPF Dialog Tag Language (DTL) and compiler have added enhancements in the handling of: scrollable areas, indenting and formatting, image support, environment variable processing, DBCS field alignment, debug options, and table display.
- SCLM Storage Optimization
Performance and storage optimizations will be made in the ISPF Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) component for handling very large applications.
- SCLM Sample Project Setup
A utility will be provided to create a sample Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM) project. The sample project can be used as the basis for a tutorial to teach a new user the basic functions and facilities of SCLM. The sample project can also be used as a starting point for a customer SCLM project.
- PDF Move/Copy Performance Improvements
Enhancements will lead to more efficient utilization of IEBCOPY services and strengths for copying load and non-load data via a redesign of the ISPF Program Development Facility (PDF) Move/Copy interface.
- High Priority Customer Requirements and FIN APARs
Customer satisfaction requirements and Fixed-If-Next APARs primarily across the ISPF PDF and DM components will drive this effort. This includes the modification of messages, tailoring of options, addition of z-variables, and product integration items.
Server Integration Initiative
Consolidation
DCE Base Services
- DCE Kerberos Version 5 Support
- Support for OS/390 Kerberos Version 5 Applications
- Support for DCE 1.1 and Kerberos Version 5 clients on
workstations who use the Security Server on OS/390
- Will provide GSS-AP Support for OS/390 Applications
- Support for OS/390 Kerberos Version 5 Applications
- DCE performance
- Kerberos Version 5 Support
Enhancements will be made for the Kerberos function in DCE and the Security Server to support Kerberos Version 5 clients on workstations using the OS/390 Security Server. It will also support native Kerberos Version 5 applications on OS/390 and provides them with GSSAPI support. This enhancement will provide an integrated Security Registry for both DCE and Kerberos Version 5 applications. It also will provide the ability to obtain Kerberos tickets without the overhead of DCE when DCE function is not otherwise needed.
- OSF DCE 1.2.1 Enhancements
DFS will include Replication (TM) Enhancements (RFC76), Bulk Status RPC for DFS (RFC89), and Set Server Preference (RFC74) support. Other aspects of the OSF DCE 1.2.1 DFS-related support was either already implemented in DFS for OS/390 or is not applicable to the OS/390 environment. This support will provide OS/390 customers with the Open Group's OSF 1.2.1 function or its equivalent.
- Performance Enhancements
DFS for OS/390 will include enhancements that improve DFS (TM) server performance by increasing HFS and OS/390 record file data caching. Also to be included are enhancements that eliminate unnecessary DCE RPC overhead and avoid caching of DFS directory information with no loss of function or increase in DCE RPC communication with DFS servers. This will reduce DASD I/O for an OS/390 DFS client disk cache. This support will improve overall OS/390 DCE DFS performance that facilitates the implementation of new distributed applications on S/390. It also will allow the OS/390 DFS client to provide faster OS/390 application server access to file data exported by DFS servers.
- RAS/NLS/Message Enhancements
General improvements to DFS messages and expanded NLS support will be provided. This support will improve overall DCE DFS RAS to facilitate the development of new distributed applications on S/390 that use DFS. The support will also complete the DFS for OS/390 upgrade to meet the NLS requirements and message/return code standards customers expect from S/390 products.
- AIX Compatibility Enhancements
Miscellaneous improvements will be included based on the experiences of DFS users on other platforms. This will include the ability to limit the use of DFS client cache area by a user to a fair percentage of the available cache when the user is sequentially reading a large file. This support will improve overall DCE DFS for OS/390 quality by avoiding known DFS problems already detected by DFS customers on other system platforms and provides the latest DCE compatible function to OS/390 customers.
- Deliverable and Configuration Enhancements
Installation improvements will further eliminate the exposure to overlaying existing customer modified configuration files when installing DFS using CBPDO. This support will make the DFS installation and configuration easier and more compatible with the OS/390 installation process.
- DFS Record File System Support Enhancements
Improvements to the DFS record file (for example, Sequential, PDS(E), VSAM files) support will be provided which include the support for record file attributes to be specified on a file basis and the capability for a user to initiate a request to cause DFS to immediately release control of a record file. This support will enhance the DFS server support for OS/390 record file data which allows applications running on workstations to access file data stored on S/390 to take advantage of the S/390 data management strengths. Also, this support will continue to enhance the DFS server support for access to OS/390 file data by DFS clients running on other S/390 systems.
- DFS Client Configuration Enhancements
This support will make DFS configuration more compatible with DCE configuration. It also will allow a separate configuration of the DFS Servers and DFS Client. The task of configuring DCE and DFS will be made easier. The new option to configure only the DFS servers on a S/390 system will promote the use of S/390 as the platform for running DFS servers to support workstation users and applications.
- DFS API to Support Mount Point Data R/W
This support will be added to allow backup products, such as ADSM, to backup and restore DCE DFS mount point data on OS/390. A new w_pioctl option will be added to support reading and writing of the mount point data. Enabling additional backup support will also promote the use of S/390 as the platform for running DFS servers that provide file access for workstation users and applications.
Security Server
Security Server Firewall Technology Enhancements: The following items are added to the Security Server to provide functions that are commonly associated with firewalls. This support enables the security server to provide additional security in a network computing environment.
- ftp proxy
The ftp proxy server resides on the OS/390 system and authenticates users from the Internet attempting to access an ftp server on the intranet, as well as intranet users attempting to access Internet ftp servers.
- socks daemon
The socks daemon is a generic proxy server that allows the administrator to control access to intranet or Internet resources by application of rules.
- Logging
An enhanced version of the SYSLOG daemon collects log information from the firewall technology servers and records it to a file or to SMF.
- Configuration and administration
Configuring and administering all of the firewall technologies is made easier by using these commands. For example, you can set up adapters, create filter rules for packet filtering and socks, define tunnels and set logging parameters.
Enhancements in HCD: For OS/390 Version 2 Release 5, HCD will have the following enhancements:
- Verification and priming of I/O configuration (Stage II)
This is the second stage of support introduced in OS/390 Version 1 Release 3. It supports the priming of device self-description data, such as serial numbers and ESCON director port connections, not only as a separate step but also during the definition of new configuration elements. Furthermore it supports creating and updating the CONFIGxx member from the definition in the IODF.
- Large IODF and distributed configuration enhancements
This function will allow the distribution of single configurations out of an IODF to a target system, and also the merging of distributed IODFs to a master IODF. This function includes:
- Keeping the processor token in sync within a sysplex
- Provision of distribution lists
Client Code Installation: This capability will enable and/or provides facilities to make the installation of cooperative or client/server products (MVS -- OS/2) more seamless from the user's perspective. This will be accomplished by means of a common SMP/E packaging structure, a common S/390 server repository for client components, and a server repository that will be accessible from any client platform. For example, the client parts will be stored in an HFS and, therefore, packaged and installed with the host parts.
Improved Load Module Build (LMB) Processing: This capability will reduce the likelihood of SMP/E incorrectly building a new load module during APPLY processing. LMB does not allow SMP/E to build a load module without including all of its component modules that have been installed or are being installed. If such a load module cannot be completely built, APPLY processing will terminate for all affected SYSMODs. More importantly, LMB will reduce the likelihood of termination because of incomplete load modules by expanding SMP/E's search for the component modules. This expanded search will use copies of modules from within previously installed SYSMODs that reside in the SMPPTS data set.
Global Zone Merge: This capability will provide a method for merging information from one Global zone into another Global zone. This includes:
- SYSMOD and HOLDDATA entries
- SYSMOD members in the SMPPTS data set
- OPTIONS, UTILITY, DDDEF, ZONESET, and FMIDSET entries
- Global Zone Entry information such as Zone Indices, FMID list, and SRELs
Performance Enhancements: The Performance line item will allow multiple link-edit operations to occur in parallel when the link-edit utility is reentrant and certain utility files can be dynamically allocated based on previous allocations. This parallelism should shorten elapsed time of an SMP/E APPLY, ACCEPT, or RESTORE when a large number of SYSMODs are being processed and several libraries are being updated by the link-edit utility. These enhancements will benefit customers who use Custom-Built processes, such as ServerPac and CBPDO.
Enhanced RECEIVE Command: This capability will enable SMP/E to optionally not RECEIVE SYSMODs that are already APPLIED and/or ACCEPTED. This will provide relief because the customer will not have to manually manage the SMPPTS using REJECT processing.
Reduce and Simplify SMP/E Messages: This function will allow easier identification of potential problems by reducing the number of messages issued during APPLY, ACCEPT, and RESTORE processing. In addition, this capability will modify SMPOUT 120 character width messages to an 80 character screen width.
Library Change Interface: This capability will provide a general-use programming interface that contains a synopsis of the processing done via SMP/E APPLY/RESTORE at the library/member level. This information will serve as input to a multi-system software distribution application/process (cloning/propagation).
API Asterisk (*) Subentry Support: This capability will introduce the support for the "*" in the entry and subentry parameters of the QUERY command.
API Version Support: This capability will supply the user with the version of the API that is being executed to retrieve information from the CSI. This will indicate if the information stored in the CSI is supported with the level of QUERY program that is being executed.
Load Module Return Code: This function will provide additional granularity for the highest acceptable return code values that are used for all link edit operations during SMP/E command processing. By providing additional granularity for the highest acceptable return code values, SMP/E will more accurately determine the success or failure of link edit operations on a load module by load module basis.
Distributed Transaction Processing
Transactional Processing Extensions
Object Transaction Service (OTS): In OS/390 Version 2 Release 5, Object Transaction Service (OTS) will use OS/390 Recoverable Resource Management Services to provide distributed transaction capabilities for OS/390 Component Broker's object based applications. The OS/390 Component Broker's object-based applications will be able to include both object-oriented resource managers as well as procedural resource managers as participants in a transaction. Existing transaction monitors, such as IMS, will participate as resource managers thus extending OO capabilities to existing procedural transaction applications as well as to database managers, such as DB2 and IMS DB.
S/390 NETWORK COMPUTING PROGRESS REPORT
S/390 End-End Performance
Laboratory tests within IBM have demonstrated that business and database logic executed on OS/390 and launched from the Domino Go Webserver on the same system can have similar performance to applications launched via a transaction manager using 3270 data stream input. With this type of performance, new channels for business solutions can be launched directly from OS/390 at costs similar to existing OS/390 business solutions. This can help reduce or eliminate the need for adding web servers on alternative processors to front-end the business logic executing on S/390. This avoids the cost of additional security management and increased networking bandwidth while increasing simplicity in software migration and satisfying new demands for workload growth. Additional studies are being planned to measure local web transaction processing within a single OS/390 processor complex. This will be compared against alternative implementations of business transactions utilizing web servers on alternative platforms that front end OS/390 business logic. It is expected that in larger scale e-business environments, web servers that are not operating on OS/390 will need to be replicated across multiple servers and result in additional management complexity and costs versus a business solution that incorporates both the Web server and business logic in a single OS/390 processor complex.
Domino Go Webserver 4.6 for OS/390 -- Integrated into Version 2
Release 4
DominoGo Webserver (formerly called Lotus Go Webserver) is defined by the IBM Network Computing Framework as a scalable high performance web server including state-of-the art security, site indexing capabilities and advanced server statistics. It includes the function of the Internet Connection Secure Server, NetQuestion, and Web Usage Mining.
For S/390 users, many of the capabilities are available for OS/390 Version 1 Release 3. OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 integrates all the components as part of the base product.
Customers who have committed themselves to OS/390 as the platform for highly secure, scalable transaction processing have their investment protected on this platform as they evolve into the dynamic world of e-business.
Domino Go Webserver Pro, a separate product from OS/390, adds two workstation-based content creation tools -- NetObjects Fusion and the Lotus BeanMachine. NetObjects Fusion is a desktop front-end for creating web content. As Web content is created, it can be housed/stored natively in a S/390 file system and accessed via the Domino Go Webserver or the IBM Internet Connection Secure Server for OS/390 to provide the traditional S/390 strengths of high availability, security, and scalability. Using the Lotus BeanMachine, Java applets can be developed and tested on desktops, then stored and targeted for deployment natively on an S/390 server. S/390 can eliminate the need to set up an intermediate server to deploy either applications or web content.
Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1 for OS/390 Integrated into Version 2
Release 5
IBM plans to deliver this release as a separately orderable product in fourth quarter 1997, with the following functional extensions:
- %%CERTIF%% Support: This support allows the OS/390 Security
Server to receive a certificate from the Domino Go Webserver and
use the certificate in place of a userid and password.
- JAVA Servlet Support: JAVA Servlet (internal and external
process) support will be enabled under OS/390 based on the latest
available JDK 1.1 driver.
- Performance Enhancements: Improvements have been made to the
processing of base server requests, yielding overall increase in
request throughput.
- Proxy Enhancements: Numerous changes have been implemented and
tested based on customer environments. These changes have also
been field tested and resulted in overall RAS improvements to the
Web server.
- Security: Upgrading Certificate Roots & Request Process -- "certutil" will be enhanced or replaced to issue online and off-line certificates to Domino Go Webserver servers, other vendor servers and client certificates for Netscape browsers. One will be able to import certutil generated CA roots into the Netscape and MSIE browsers. Support for other vendor CA roots will be available in addition to Verisign.
Firewall Technology
In order to continue to keep OS/390 on the leading edge of security technology, IBM is delivering in December 1997, firewall technologies for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4, installable on both the Communication and Security servers. IBM plans to integrate these firewall technologies into OS/390 Version 2 Release 5. Both the Communications Server and Security Server firewall technologies will be integrated into their respective servers.
- Communications Server Enhancements: TCP/IP is enhanced to include
support for IP packet filtering, IPSec, and Network Address
Translation. For more information, refer to the OS/390 Version 2
Release 5 Functional Description -- Network Computing Initiative
section.
- Security Server Enhancements: FTP proxy support, socks daemon support, logging, and configuration enhancements have been added to the Security Server to complement the Communications Server enhancements. For more information, refer to the OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 Functional Description -- Systems Management and Security section.
IBM Digital Library for OS/390
IBM intends to extend its platform support for IBM Digital Library to include OS/390. This will expand a customer's choice of client and server platforms and of hardware and software which best suits their development needs. The security, scalability, and ability to support large volumes of data as well as very large objects make OS/390 an ideal environment for IBM Digital Library customers who need to support large numbers of concurrent users.
For more information about IBM's Digital Library for OS/390, refer to Software Announcement 297-312 297-312,:elink. dated August 12, 1997.
BookManager BookServer for World Wide Web for MVS/ESA, V2.1
This product has been integrated as a new base element of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4. To learn more about IBM BookManager BookServer for World Wide Web for MVS/ESA, refer to Software Announcement 297-046 297-046,:elink. dated March 11, 1997.
Java for OS/390
Java for OS/390, at the JDK 1.1.1 level, is available from the Internet this month. It is certified as a fully compliant Java product. With this announcement, OS/390 becomes a Java execution environment with function equivalent to that available on any other server platform.
To achieve optimal performance, a Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler built specifically for OS/390 will be included. The JIT compiler provides execution time improvements over the interpreter. In addition to improving the JIT, IBM plans to make a Java static compiler available to a limited audience early in 1998. This is intended to introduce the technology to our customers with the goal of making a product available later in 1998.
Java can be used to build traditional commercial, as well as Internet/intranet applications using standard interfaces such as CGI and IC-API. In addition to the normal means of invoking a Java application, a Java object can be invoked by a business application running under the management of the Component Broker for OS/390.
Java for OS/390 will enable applications access to transactions, databases, and other S/390 subsystem assets. By year end, IBM plans to make class library support available that will allow OS/390 Java applications to access relational data, invoke IMS and CICS transactions, and access record structured data via these subsystems, as well as the invocation of MQSeries (TM).
Access to local or remote relational data will be provided via the DB2 for OS/390 Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) application support, also known as JDBC support for DB2. This support will be provided as a separate feature, at no additional charge, to all DB2 for OS/390 Version 5 Release 1 customers. JDBC Support for DB2 is available coincident with the availability of JDK 1.1.1 and may be ordered via normal DB2 fulfillment channels. Additional information about this free feature is available from the following URL:
Access to IMS for Java applications is available today through the IMS Client for Java. For additional details, refer to the "e-business Enterprise Connectors and S/390" section.Access to CICS/ESA (R) from Java workstations is available via the CICS Gateway for Java which has been ported to OS/390. The CICS Gateway for Java on MVS will be packaged on the CICS Client Version 2.0.2 CD-ROM. Later levels of the gateway will be available for download from the Web via the CICS internet home page:
Java for OS/390 is available to OS/390 licensees at no additional charge. It will be available through two mediums: Tape and the Internet. To get the product on tape, the normal PID ordering process must be used. Ordering information for Java for OS/390 and the DB2 for OS/390 JDBC support will be available within 45 days. To get the product from the Internet, there are two options: FTP download and via a Web browser. To get the product via an FTP download, the exec AJVBOOT is provided in SYS1.SAMPLIB in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4. This executable script allows you to download the product directly to the operating system. To get the product via Web browser from the Internet, go to the home page listed below. Besides getting the product, the following URL provides information about subsystem support (CICS, IMS, DB2, MQ (TM), and record-oriented data), documentation, service, frequently asked questions, and links to related Web sites:
e-business Enhancers and S/390 -- 2216 Nways (TM) Multiaccess
Connector Exploitation of the S/390 Parallel Sysplex
The Interactive Network Dispatcher, part of the IBM Network Computing Framework is a key e-business Enhancer, enabling building and management of scalable Web servers. It is a TCP/IP connection router and load management software that supports multiple back-end servers and allows busy Web sites to increase capacity by linking many individual servers connected to a single server. It provides scalable intelligent load balancing; high availability; easy installation and configuration; and customizable metrics.
With the integrated Interactive Network Dispatcher, the 2216 and/or the 2210 router provides high-capacity load balancing and high availability for IP applications on S/390 servers -- helping companies gain competitive advantages by making information available via the Internet, intranets, and extranets to their customers, employees, and business partners.
The Network Dispatcher function provides load balancing among a set of IP servers adjacent to the router running this function. The load-balancing mechanism uses technology from IBM's Research Division to determine the most appropriate server to receive each new connection. Subsequent traffic for that connection is then forwarded to the same server. The routing is transparent to users and other applications. The load information is obtained from a set of weights based upon number of connections active per server, number of new connections since the last interval, feedback from response time of individual HTTP, FTP, SSL servers, and configurable policy information.
For more information about the 2216 router, refer to Hardware Announcement 197-340 197-340,:elink. dated September 9, 1997.
For more information about the 2210 router, refer to Hardware Announcement 197-354 197-354,:elink. dated September 9, 1997.
DNS Connection balancing to a Parallel Sysplex
The benefits of the Parallel Sysplex (scalability, availability, and performance) are brought to TCP/IP applications via this enhancement. For example, customers can elect to have the OS/390 Workload Manager (WLM) allocate web requests within a Parallel Sysplex based upon user defined policies.
For more information, refer to the OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 Function Description -- eNetwork Communication Server Enhancements section.
e-business Enterprise Connectors and S/390
IBM e-business Enterprise Connectors connect the data in your entire enterprise to the Web. Leverage your existing data and transactions in your Web applications and quickly deploy secure, scalable, and reliable Web applications. Connect to data and transactions in DB2, IMS, and MQ Series with this suite of connectors. Choose from Net.Data (TM), IMS Connectors for S/390, AIF Internet Gateway connectors, CICS connectors for S/390, and MQ Internet Gateway connectors.
The IMS Connectors consist of four recently-made available solutions, plus a new object solution, which provide connectivity from the Web to transactions and data in IMS. These solutions allow a customer to match their communications infrastructures, used with IMS, to their Web server configuration. The IMS WWW Templates contain templates for providing Web access to IMS TM that accept APPC connections. The IMS Web uses a TCP/IP communication infrastructure and middle-tier Web servers to make IMS transactions available on the Web. The IMS TCP/IP OTMA Connection provides enhanced communication linkages between remote workstations and IMS. The IMS Client for Java provides code for preparing a Java program to access IMS applications and data running in a S/390. These solutions are now all generally available and downloadable free from the Internet accessible through the IBM Connectors home page:
or the IMS home page: Additional enhancements are being provided for these connectors throughout the rest of 1997. In addition, a new IMS Object Connector is also being provided for object access to IMS data.- The IMS WWW Templates: Additional enhancements available
September 30, 1997, include:
- Extended template language for MFS based transactions. The
HTML page template language is also available for defining IMS
input and output.
- Additional definition language capabilities. 3270 attributes
are also supported.
- Two dimensional arrays are supported for template data.
- Conversational IMS transactions are supported for ICAPI programs. Multiple IMS transactions (or multiple output pages from one or more transactions) are accessible from a single HTML page. This allows consolidating data for web presentation, or implementing compound transactions in the ICAPI or CGI program (appearing as a single transaction to the web browser).
- Extended template language for MFS based transactions. The
HTML page template language is also available for defining IMS
input and output.
- IMS TCP/IP OTMA Connection: Additional enhancement available
December 31, 1997, with IMS ITOC Version 2 include Java classes
which can be used to interface with IMS, making IMS access simpler
to use in a Java environment. These classes take messages from a
Java client and send an OTMA message to the host IMS via TCP/IP
and return output to the Java application.
- IMS Web: Additional enhancements available September 30, 1997,
with IMS Web V1.2 include:
- Net.Data Support: This provides the capability to generate the
Net.Data Web macro. With this generated macro, a user can then
run IMS transactions from a Net.Data environment.
- OS/390 and Webserver support: provides the OS/390 runtime components and the ability to generate the files and access IMS from the S/390 Webserver (either the Internet Connection Secure Server for OS/390 or the Domino Go Webserver for OS/390).
- Conversational Support: supports IMS conversational
transactions on the Web from TCP/IP environments, allowing the
end user to retain message continuity from a given device.
- Security Enhancements: allows an IMS Web client to pass the passticket and userid in the prefix userdata section through the IMS TCP/IP OTMA Connection.
- Net.Data Support: This provides the capability to generate the
Net.Data Web macro. With this generated macro, a user can then
run IMS transactions from a Net.Data environment.
- IMS Client for Java: Additional enhancement available
December 31, 1997, includes support for IMS conversational
transactions, allowing the end user to retain message continuity
from a given device.
- IMS Object Connector: The IMS Object Connector provides a new, easier way to access IMS DB data. This solution begins beta on December 31, 1997, and is downloadable free from the Internet, accessible through the IBM IMS home page: The IMS Object Connector deploys new OO application programs to access IMS DB data. The OO applications are either IMS DB batch or IMS TM applications. These applications can also be invoked from an Internet Web browser. The IMS Object Connector generates C++ classes which wrap IMS DB segments. And with its runtime support, OO application programs can access IMS DB data through these generated classes. This offers improved application programmer productivity by supporting OO programming, eliminating DL/I coding, and supporting use of OO programming tools.
CICS Connectors Extensions for S/390
- Bridge for running 3270-based CICS transactions: All CICS clients
now have direct access to 3270 applications running on S/390.
Clients could be web browsers or program calls like RPC or MQ.
Additionally, the existing CICS Web Interface now provides a
dynamic link library (DLL) application that uses the IC-API
function of either the Domino Go Webserver or the IBM Internet
Connection Secure Server (ICSS) to provide key Web server
functions like security, availability, and scalability. Existing
CICS Web Interface applications can run unchanged. Tools are
provided to create HTML pages from existing Basic Mapping Support
(BMS) definitions.
- Java Client support: The CICS Gateway for Java on MVS will be packaged on the CICS Clients Version 2.0.2 CD-ROM. Later levels of the gateway will be available for download from the Web via the CICS internet home page:
ICSF/MVS
A new version of Integrated Cryptographic Services Facility/MVS (ICSF/MVS) was made made available on June 30, 1997. This functional level of ICSF is also available as an element of OS/390 with OS/390 Version 2 Release 4.
ICSF Version 2 Release 1 provides the software interface to the hardware Cryptographic Coprocessor Feature of the S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server (TM) Generation 3 or 4, or the S/390 Multiprise 2000 models. ICSF Version 2 Release 1, along with the Cryptographic Coprocessor Feature, extends the capabilities of the new CMOS machines with new exportable data encryption, Public Key and Hashing algorithms.
For more information, refer to the OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 Function Description -- ICSF/MVS Version 2.1 section, or Software Announcement 296-341 296-341,:elink. dated September 10, 1996.
Net.Commerce for OS/390
IBM plans to provide support for the newest release of Net.Commerce Version 3 on the S/390 platform in first half 1998. Net.Commerce Version 3 provides significant new enhancements with the introduction of Catalog Assistant -- a powerful new technology designed to help customers make complex purchasing decisions, support for payment transactions using the Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) protocol, and CommercePoint (TM) eTill -- a merchants electronic cash register for Internet purchases and performance/scalability improvements utilizing the inherent strengths of the S/390 platform.
A beta version of Net.Commerce Version 3 with SET based on Visa/MasterCards final specifications, and CommercePOINT eTill will be available in the fourth quarter 1997 timeframe for selected customers.
IBM CommercePOINT Gateway
IBM plans to provide support for the CommercePOINT Gateway on S/390 in the first quarter 1998 timeframe. A beta test of the S/390 function will begin in the fourth quarter 1997 timeframe to selected customers. CommercePOINT Gateway is the interface between a merchant's Web site and current credit card processing systems over proprietary networks. Refer to Software Announcement 297-359 297-359,:elink. dated September 9, 1997, for additional details on IBM CommercePOINT Gateway.
IBM CommercePOINT eTill
IBM plans to provide support for the CommercePOINT eTill on S/390 in the first quarter 1998 timeframe. A beta test of the S/390 function will begin in the fourth quarter 1997 timeframe to selected customers. CommercePoint eTill accepts payments from the cardholder via the Internet and passes information along to financial institutions for approval. Refer to Software Announcement 297-361 297-361,:elink. dated September 9, 1997 for additional details on IBM CommercePOINT eTill.
Fee-Based Software Services Offerings: SmoothStart Services for OS/390: Refer to the Additional Information -- OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 -- Fee-Based Software Services Offerings section for additional information, or contact IBM at 800-IBM-4YOU (426-4968).
Service Update Facility/390
The S/390 Service Update Facility provides an Internet-based GUI interface tool to help S/390 Customers (VM, VSE, and OS/390) obtain corrective and preventive service.
Refer to the Additional Information -- OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 -- Fee-Based Software Services Offerings section for additional information, or refer to the S/390 Technical Support home page, found at:
OS/390 TRANSACTION PROCESSING SERVICES PROGRESS REPORT
IBM provides the world's leading Transaction and Database Servers -- IMS TM, CICS, and DB2, on its OS/390 systems. These Online Transaction Processing Systems (OLTP) or Transaction Monitors, are the transaction processing systems of choice for business applications of the world's largest enterprises and for small and medium sized customers as well. These OLTP products and their database products -- IMS DB, CICS VSAM File Control, and DB2, are continually extended and enhanced to exploit new technology for the customer's advantage and have maintained and protected the customer's investment in applications and data managed by these products.
Already, OS/390 provides, as an integral part of the system, commit coordination or syncpoint management as part of OS/390 Recoverable Resource Management Services (RRMS). The transactional capabilities provided by RRMS and APPC/MVS were enabled in OS/390 through the service stream via PTF for APAR OW23450. These services, called Recoverable Resource Management Services (RRMS), provide transactional processing capabilities to all of OS/390's application environments and support both local and distributed commit scopes.
Recoverable Resource Management Services consists of three parts for managing transactional work in OS/390:
- Context Services for the identification and management of work
requests
- Registration Services for identifying a Resource Manager to the
system
- Resource Recovery Services or RRS to provide services and commit coordination for all protected resource managers that participate in a work request's transactional scope in many of OS/390 application environments
Where existing distributed processing capabilities do not exist, these new system services can enable OS/390's existing OLTP information systems, IMS and CICS, to extend their distributed processing capabilities so that clients and distributed servers have transactional access to IMS and CICS through the protocol that is appropriate for the distributed environment. Multiple client/server platforms can have distributed transactional access to new or existing OS/390 Transaction and Database servers through one of the following distributed communication protocols:
- APPC/MVS support for SNA's LU6.2 Syncpoint architecture (already in the OS/390)
- Transactional RPC support on OS/390
- Object Transaction Service (OTS) based on OMG's COBRA specification (available with Component Broker for OS/390)
- DB2 Stored Procedures
- Component Broker for OS/390
- BATCH
- TSO/E
- APPC/MVS
- DB2
- MQ Series for MVS/ESA
- IMS
- CICS
- APPC LU 6.2 Protected Conversations
- Transactional RPC
- OTS
Already enabled for OS/390, DB2 Version 5 provides a new OS/390 RRS Attach Facility that uses the Recoverable Resource Management Services. This enables DB2 to participate in commit scopes with other participating resource managers for most OS/390 application environments. DB2 Stored Procedures also use the Recoverable Resource Management Services to participate in commit scopes with other participating resource managers as well as the commit scope of other transaction servers.
The following describes products and functions being introduced beginning with OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 that can use the Recoverable Resource Management Services to extend transaction processing on OS/390.
Beginning with OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 time frame, Recoverable Resources Management Services provide the means for the OS/390 Encina Toolkit Executive to support the distributed transactional protocol, Transactional RPC (TRPC) for OS/390 IMS/ESA (R) Transaction Server. Through similar extensions, DCE servers and any OS/390 participating resource manager or transaction monitor will have the capability to participate in TRPC initiated transactions. This will allow clients on heterogeneous platforms and workstations TRPC access to existing IMS transaction processing environments for new and existing applications. Because IMS participates as a resource manager, the Transactional RPC scope will be extended to existing transaction applications and, potentially, to any database or resource managers that are currently accessible to IMS.
Beginning in the Component Broker for OS/390 beta, Object Transaction Service (OTS) will use these same base system services to provide distributed transaction capabilities for OS/390 Component Broker Series' object-based application server. The Component Broker's object-based server applications include both OO resource managers and procedural resource managers as participants in a transaction. Existing transaction monitors, such as IMS, can participate as resource managers thus extending OO capabilities to existing procedural transaction applications as well as to database managers, such as DB2 and IMS DB.
The integration of WLM and Parallel Sysplex technology with DB2, IMS, CICS, the Component Broker object-based application servers, RRMS, and the work routing capabilities of APPC/MVS, CICS, DCE, IMS, TCP/IP, and VTAM, gives installations more control and management of their business applications and the total resources of the sysplex, consistent with the priorities and policies of their business objectives.
In summary, these capabilities, over time, allow new and existing applications to take advantage of existing investments in business applications, new application technologies, distributed protocols of choice, Parallel Sysplex technology, and the strengths of OS/390 for scalability, reliability, availability, security, integrity, and the system management of a distributed enterprise environment for their transaction processing requirements.
All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.
Specified Operating Environment
Hardware Requirements
- All models of the S/390 Parallel Enterprise Servers or S/390
Parallel Transaction Servers (IBM 9672).
- All models of the S/390 Multiprise (TM) 2000.
- All models of the ES/9000 (R) Processor Unit 9021, the 9121, or
the 9221.
- An ES/3090 (TM)-9000T processor (Models 15T, 17T, 18T, 25T, 28T)
that supports Enterprise Systems Architecture/370 (TM) (ESA/370
(TM)) and can have optional ESA/390 (TM) facilities.
- An ES/3090 Model E, S, J, or JH processor at the appropriate
engineering change (EC) level that supports the Enterprise Systems
Architecture/370.
- An ES/4381 (TM) Model Group 90E, 91E or 92E processor that
supports the Enterprise Systems Architecture/370.
- Enhanced LPAR mode operation is supported on all PR/SM
(TM)-capable IBM processors in hardware configurations of two or
more CPs with the exception of the ES/9000 Processor Unit 9221
Model 200.
- PC Server System/390 (R) or RS/6000 with S/390 Server-on-Board.
- Coupling Facility -- A production coupling facility can be an IBM
9674 running the coupling facility control code in a PR/SM LPAR.
The coupling facility control code can also run in a 9021
711-based model, or a S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server or S/390
Parallel Transaction Server (IBM 9672) in a PR/SM LPAR. For
additional information, refer to Hardware Announcement
194-082
194-082,:elink.
dated April 6, 1994, and Hardware Announcement
194-281
194-281,:elink.
dated September 13, 1994.
- Coupling Facility Channels: Coupling facility channels (also
referred to as coupling links), are high-bandwidth fiber optic
links that provide high-speed connectivity between the coupling
facility control code and the MVS/ESA or OS/390 systems running in
CEC's (also referred to as CPC's) which use the services of the
coupling facility control code. These channels are supported on
all 9021 711-based models, 9121 511-based models, and the S/390
Parallel Enterprise Server or S/390 Parallel Transaction Server
(IBM 9672).
- Sysplex Timer (R): A Sysplex Timer is required to synchronize the time-of-day (TOD) clocks in all the CPCs attached to the coupling facility.
- Workstation with a Pentium (R) processor with more than 90MHz
- At least 32MB RAM, more than 40MB disk space
- Network adapter
- SVGA graphic card
- 17-inch display with a resolution of 1024 x 768, or more, recommended
Additional assistance comes with OS/390 AET. An HCD I/O Definition File is included that contains configurations for all models of the S/390 Multiprise 2000. These configuration examples may be changed to fit individual needs.
HCM GUI: The HCM GUI requires at least the following:
- Workstation with at least 50 MHz processor speed
- 16MB of memory
- 30MB hard disk space
- VGA resolution screen
- Mouse or other pointing device
- OS/2 Version 2.1 (or later) with Communication Manager/2 1.0 or
- Windows (R) Version 3.1 with PCOM 4.1 for Windows
Software Requirements
The OS/390 base is an IPL-able system. There are no hard requirements in order to IPL. Specific functions may require additional products not included in OS/390 base, or in the optional features of OS/390. Refer to information provided below, as well as OS/390 Planning for Installation (GC28-1726) for a listing of specific PTF numbers.
Minimum Levels of Related Products: The following, or equivalent, must be installed at, or above, the release levels specified below to operate with OS/390:
- ACF/TCAM Version 2 Release 4 (5735-RC3) with PTFs or ACF/TCAM
Version 3 Release 1 (5665-314) with PTFs
- Application System (AS) Version 2 Release 2 (5688-108) with PTF
- BTAM/SP (5665-279)
- CICS/ESA Version 4 Release 1 (5655-018)
(Also refer to, in OS/390 Migration Considerations section, CICS/ESA Migration Consideration for information about CICS/ESA Version 3.3.)
- CICSPlex (R) System Manager/ESA (CICSPlex SM) (5695-081) Version 1
Release 2
- DATABASE 2 (TM) (DB2) Version 3 Release 1 (5685-DB2)
- DITTO/ESA Version 1 Release 1 (5655-103)
- ESCON Manager Version 1 Release 3 (5688-008) with PTF
- GAM/SP Release 3.1 (5668-978) with PTF
- IMS/ESA Version 4 Release 1 Database Manager (5685-012) with PTFs
- IMS/ESA Version 4 Release 1 Transaction Manager (5685-013) with
PTFs
- NetView (R) Version 1 Release 3 MVS/XA (TM) (5665-362) with PTFs
(in compatibility mode) or Version 1 Release 3 for MVS/ESA
(5685-152) with PTFs
- Operations Planning and Control/ESA (OPC (TM)/ESA) Version 1
Release 2 (5695-007) with PTFs
- PSF/MVS Version 2 Release 2 (5695-040) with PTFs
- Service Level Reporter (SLR) Version 3 Release 3 (5665-397) with
PTF
- System Automation for OS/390 Version 1 Release 2 (5645-005)
- SystemView Enterprise Performance Data Manager/MVS (EPDM)
Version 1 Release 1.0 (5695-101) or Performance Reporter for MVS
Version 1 Release 2 (5695-101)
- VM/ESA (R) feature (5684-112), or later
- VPSS Version 1 Release 1 (5665-301) with PTFs
Functional Requirements
ISPF Client/Server: The following are software requirements for an optional ISPF Client/Server implementation. The ISPF Client/Server runs on a variety of workstation environments and runs connected with a variety of TCP/IP and APPC communication products.
- Operating system environments
The following workstation operating systems are used in various supported combinations; any implementation must minimally be at the levels specified:
- OS/2 Version 2.0
- Microsoft (R) Windows Version 3.1 and DOS Version 5.0
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Version 3.11
- AIX Version 4.1.4 with X Release 5 Motif Version 1.2
- HP-UX Version 9.03 with X Release 5 Motif Version 1.2
- Solaris Version 2.5 with X Release 5 Motif Version 1.2
- OS/2 Version 2.0
- TCP/IP environments
- If the presentation interface is OS/2 or Microsoft Windows
Version 3.1 running under OS/2, one of the following is
required:
- IBM TCP/IP for OS/2 Version 1.2.1 (for OS/2 Version 2.0)
- IBM TCP/IP for OS/2 Version 2.0 (for OS/2 Version 2.0 or Version 2.1)
- Novell LAN Workplace (TM) for OS/2 Version 3.0 (for OS/2 Version 2.1)
- If the presentation interface is Microsoft Windows 3.1 running
on DOS, one of the following is required:
- IBM TCP/IP for DOS Version 2.1.0 with Corrective Service
Diskette (CSD) Version 2.1.0.4, or later version, for TCP/IP
for DOS
- Novell LAN Workplace for DOS Version 4.2
- FTP Software PC/TCP for DOS/Windows Version 2.3
- NetManage Chameleon TCP/IP for Windows Version 4.01
- Wollongong Pathway Runtime for DOS/Windows Release 2.0
- WRQ Reflection Suite for TCP for Windows Version 5.6
- IBM TCP/IP for DOS Version 2.1.0 with Corrective Service
Diskette (CSD) Version 2.1.0.4, or later version, for TCP/IP
for DOS
- If your presentation interface is Microsoft Windows for
Workgroups Version 3.11 running on DOS, the following is
required:
- Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows for Workgroups Version 3.11
- If the presentation interface is AIX, HP-UX, or Solaris, TCP/IP should already be included in the base operating system.
- If the presentation interface is OS/2 or Microsoft Windows
Version 3.1 running under OS/2, one of the following is
required:
- APPC environments
- If the presentation interface is OS/2 or Microsoft Windows
running on OS/2, one of the following is required:
- OS/2 Communications Manager/2 Version 1.1 or Version 1.11
- OS/2 Access Feature of Communications Server for OS/2 Warp, Version 4
- OS/2 Communications Manager/2 Version 1.1 or Version 1.11
- If the presentation interface is Microsoft Windows running on
DOS, the following is required:
- APPC Networking Services for Windows Version 1.00.02 (base product with CSD #2)
- If the presentation interface is OS/2 or Microsoft Windows
running on OS/2, one of the following is required:
OS/390 Application Enabling Technology
The OS/390 Application Enabling Technology element requires the following products or equivalents.
- OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 Base Elements
- OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 Optional Features
- C/C++ with Debug Tool
- DFSMSdss
- Resource Measurement Facility (TM) (RMF)
- System Display and Search Facility (SDSF)
- Security Server
- Non-OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 Products
- IBM System Automation for OS/390 Version 1 Release 2 (5645-005)
- IBM PL/1 Runtime Library Version 2 Release 3 (5668-911)
- IBM NetView for MVS/ESA Version 3 Release 1 (5655-007)
- IBM Library for SAA REXX/370 Version 1 Release 3 (5695-014)
- IBM System Automation for OS/390 Version 1 Release 2 (5645-005)
- OS/2 Warp Version 3.x (family) with FixPak XR_W022 or OS/2 Warp Version 4 with FixPak 1
- CM/2 Version 1.11 with APPC support or Communication Server Version 4.1 for OS/2
Virtual Storage Requirements
Virtual storage requirements will be provided at general availability. This information will be available in OS390PRF.Package on MKTOOLS. Consult your marketing representative at general availability.
Compatibility
Products previously supported on the existing functions integrated into OS/390 will continue to be supported by OS/390.
Migration Flexibility: In a multisystem complex or sysplex configuration, three consecutive releases of OS/390 can coexist (Releases 1, 2, and 3 or Releases 2, 3, and 4, for example), thereby providing migration compatibility and flexibility. All OS/390 releases can also coexist with supported MVS systems in a multisystem complex or sysplex.
Two consecutive releases of key subsystems running on OS/390, such as DB2, CICS, and IMS, can coexist within a multisystem complex or sysplex.
Within a sysplex, the following chart illustrates the JES2 release levels that can all coexist in the same multi-access spool (MAS):
JES2 Level FMIDVersion 5.1 HJE5510 Version 5.2 HJE5520 OS/390 Version 1 Releases 1 and 2(3) HJE6601 OS/390 Version 1 Release 3 HJE6603 OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 HJE6604
(3) The JES2 functional level is the same.
Within a sysplex, the following chart illustrates the JES3 release levels that can all coexist in the same JES3 complex:
JES3 Level FMIDVersion 5.2.1 HJS5521 OS/390 Version 1 Releases 1 and 2(4) HJS6601 OS/390 Version 1 Release 3 HJS6603 OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 HJS6604
(4) The JES3 functional level is the same.
Specific functions, such as WLM Batch Management may only be available on the up-level systems, or it may be necessary to up-level all systems to enable some functions.
JES Compatibility: OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 is upwardly compatible with MVS/ESA Version 5 Release 2.2, OS/390 Release 1, OS/390 Release 2 and OS/390 Release 3.
OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 will run with the JES component shipped with the following versions and releases:
JES2 JES3MVS/ESA SP-JES2 4.2 + PTF MVS/ESA SP-JES2 4.3 MVS/ESA SP-JES3 4.2.2 + PTF (FMID HJS4421) (shipped after December 27, 1991) + PTF
MVS/ESA SP-JES2 5.1 MVS/ESA SP-JES3 5.1.1 + PTF + PTF MVS/ESA SP-JES2 5.2 MVS/ESA SP-JES3 5.2.2 + PTF
OS/390 Release 1 OS/390 Release 1 JES3 JES2
OS/390 Release 2 OS/390 Release 2 JES3 JES2
OS/390 Release 3 OS/390 Release 3 JES3 JES2
OS/390 Version 2 OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 JES2 Release 4 JES3
JES2 and Sysplex
Single MVS Image: Customers will be required to build a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. In a single system sysplex, XCF can be configured in local mode, so there is no requirement for a sysplex couple dataset.
Multi-Access Spool with Multiple MVS Images Using One CPC: Customers will be required to use a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. XCF must be configured with a sysplex couple dataset so that JES2 can keep track of member status.
If a JES2 release prior to MVS/ESA SP-JES2 Version 5 Release 1 is used in conjunction with OS/390, a sysplex is not required. For this type of configuration, the JES2 multi-access spool (MAS) must have seven or fewer MVS images.
For customers using multiple MVS images, the JES2 element of OS/390 cannot be mixed with other pre-Version 5 levels of JES2 in the same JES2 MAS.
Multi-Access Spool with Multiple MVS Images Using Multiple CPCs: Customers will be required to use a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. A Sysplex Timer is required to synchronize time across the CPCs.
If a customer chooses to use a JES2 release prior to MVS/ESA SP-JES2 Version 5 Release 1, a sysplex is not required. However, the JES2 MAS that is implemented cannot contain more than seven MVS images.
For customers using multiple MVS images, the JES2 element of OS/390 cannot be mixed with other pre-Version 5 levels of JES2 in the same JES2 MAS.
Customers intending to mix the OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 level of JES2 with other levels in the same JES2 MAS should consult the JES2 Migration Notebook for precautions to be taken in connection with cold starts.
JES3 and Sysplex
Single MVS Image: Customers will be required to build a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. In building a single system sysplex, XCF can be configured in local mode, so there is no requirement for a sysplex couple dataset.
Multiple MVS Images Using One CPC: Customers will be required to use a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. The sysplex couple dataset required by XCF must be allocated and used.
If a JES3 release prior to MVS/ESA SP-JES3 Version 5 Release 1.1 is used in conjunction with OS/390, a sysplex is not required. For this type of configuration the JES3 complex must have eight or fewer MVS images.
For customers using multiple MVS images, the JES3 optional feature of OS/390 cannot be mixed with levels of JES3 prior to JES3 5.2.1 in the same JES3 complex. When migrating to OS/390 JES3, the JES3 feature must be migrated to the global processor before it is migrated to any local processor.
Multiple MVS Images Using Multiple CPCs: Customers will be required to use a sysplex when OS/390 is installed. A Sysplex Timer is required to synchronize time across the CPCs.
If a customer chooses to use a JES3 release prior to MVS/ESA SP-JES3 Version 5 Release 1.1, a sysplex is not required. However, the JES3 complex that is implemented cannot contain more than eight MVS images.
For customers using multiple MVS images, the JES3 element of OS/390 cannot be mixed with levels of JES3 prior to JES3 5.2.1 in the same JES3 complex. When migrating to OS/390 JES3, the JES3 feature of OS/390 must be migrated to the global processor before it is migrated to any local processors.
OS/390 Migration Considerations
Because the components of OS/390 are integrated into a single package with compatible service levels, it is required that customers install and migrate to an OS/390 release in its entirety before entering into production on that release. For the JES2 or JES3 component, the migration can be staged to remain compatible with other systems.
Customers using the CBPDO delivery option, will only have to install those elements and features of OS/390 which are at a higher level than their existing system. For example, MVS/ESA SP V5.2.2 customers with DFSMS/MVS 1.4 installed will have to install the new OS/390 level of the Base Control Program (BCP), but would not have to reinstall DFSMS/MVS.
Note: Customers will need to perform "normal" release-to-release migration activities for any element that they install.
JES2 Migration Considerations
JES2 commands are added as well as changed to provide additional enhancements in support of JES2 batch sysplex workload management in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4. For a description of this capability, refer to the section, "WLM Batch Management Enhancement." These changes, although satisfying many User Group requirements, result in some incompatible command changes. Customers should consult the JES2 Migration Notebook and the JES2 Commands publications for details prior to migrating to OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 JES2.
This new function also results in JES2 message changes to popular messages. The command changes create significant differences in message formats with new message IDs being assigned. Refer to the JES2 Messages publication for details.
The JES2 Command Migration Aid is provided, in the form of a sample Exit 5 (HASX05C), to translate old command syntax to new command syntax. This is provided via APAR OW27715. Message $HASP006 shows old and new command forms. The first 8 characters of the original command are translated by HASX05C to the full text of translated command, up to the maximum length of message. The migration aid is automatically invoked if no EXIT(5) initialization parameters. It can be disabled via EXIT(5) STATUS=DISABLED. The customer can add it to the existing EXIT(5) ROUTINE using initialization parameters. The order of routines depends on old/new format, and functions in other routines.
Migration actions will be required to move to this new level of JES2:
- Show operators new commands and syntax
- Update automation scripts with new commands
- Existing Exit 5 routines may need re-work
- Translate Old Command Syntax to New ... via JES2 Exit 5
CICS/ESA Migration Considerations
For customers migrating to OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 from a system running CICS/ESA Version 3 Release 3, this earlier level of CICS can be used but is not recommended because CICS/ESA Version 3 Release 3 is not Year 2000 Ready. Customers who choose this migration step should plan to migrate to CICS/ESA Version 4 Release 1 or CICS Transaction Server for OS/390 Release 2.
Customers should note that CICS/ESA Version 3 Release 3 was withdrawn from marketing effective July 31, 1996. Refer to Software Announcement 996-095 996-095,:elink. dated April 16, 1996. Program services for CICS/ESA Version 3 Release 3 will be terminated effective December 31, 1998. Refer to Software Withdrawal 996-250 996-250,:elink. dated September 24, 1996.
Language Environment Migration Considerations
OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 introduces a new function called Runtime Library Services (RTLS). The RTLS function allows you to access different levels of the Language Environment run-time libraries, controlled by run-time options. These run-time options allow you to control an application or your entire application environment.
Customers can use the BUILDMCS SMP/E command to save old levels of the Language Environment libraries and use them during execution of applications. The lowest level of Language Environment that is supported via RTLS is Language Environment 1.5. Appropriate APARS on previous levels of Language Environment will be provided to enable this support. Service for all RTLS supported levels of Language Environment will ship with OS/390 Version 2 Release 4.
However, elements and features of OS/390 that require Language Environment must use the level of the run-time library available with the current release of OS/390. Use of earlier levels of Language Environment is not supported for these programs.
Performance Considerations: Information on OS/390 performance will be available at general availability. Information will be available in OS390PRF.Package on MKTOOLS. Consult your IBM representative at or after general availability.
User Group Requirements: This announcement satisfies or partially satisfies 84 requirements from one or more of the worldwide user group communities, which include Australasian SHARE/GUIDE (ASG), COMMON, COMMON Europe, GUIDE International, G.U.I.D.E. Europe, Japan GUIDE/SHARE (JGS), Guide Latin American (LAG), SHARE EUROPE, and SHARE Incorporated.
OS/390 Version 2 Release 4
The following are addressed in OS/390 Version 2 Release 4:
OS/390
- REQ00055147 (SSMVSE95202) -- Volume masking for multivol sysres
- REQ00059089 -- Flow diagram of installation required
- REQ00059092 -- Remove "usermods" from IBM libraries such as
Linklib.
- REQ00059242 -- Additional global variables
- REQ00059244 -- Identify datasets required on SYSRES
- REQ00059262 -- ServerPac should enhance documentation
- REQ00059263 -- Provide MSTJCLEX member in PARMLIB
- REQ00059266 -- Incorporate IPO data set info and remove data sets
- REQ00059268 -- Provide job to print program directories
- REQ00059271 -- Assembler default should be ASMA90
- REQ00059393 -- Indirect catalog support for multivol sysres
- REQ00062291 -- Viewable version of the Installation Guide is
needed
- REQ00062528 -- OS/390 ServerPac Program Directories
- REQ00047141 -- Support for parallel sysplex
- REQ00056360 -- TSO SEND command requires LISTBC across SYSPLEX
- REQ00054314 -- IKJEFT1B needs disposition processing of SVC99
allocations
- REQ00057418 -- TSO/E ISPF panels should not refer to MVS/XA
- REQ00059149 -- Inflexibility with TSO/E commands
- REQ00006667, REQ00003332 -- Enhance TSO/E CALL command
- REQ00058968 -- Enhance IKJTSOxx PARMLIB member to allow space allocation of user log
- REQ00024797 (SOJES293004) -- JES2: Mass Purge Output by Jobname
- REQ00024809 (SOJES293005) -- JES2: Mass Purge Jobs From Any JES2
Queue
- REQ00028133 (SBJES282207) -- JES2 Exit5 And HASPCOMM Services
- REQ00031087 (SBJES277107) -- Scheduling Abstract Resources
- REQ00031106 (SBJES283205) -- Displaying Sysout Data Sets With
Given Characteristics
- REQ00031109 (SBJES283254) -- $CFJMSG Exit from HASPCOMM
- REQ00031110 (SBJES283255) -- Execution Job Selection Exits
- REQ00031113 (SBJES284203) -- Resource Scheduling: Common
Functions
- REQ00031114 (SBJES284204) -- Abstract Resource Scheduling
- REQ00031304 (SOJES285209) -- JES2 -- Display and Control of Output
by Remote
- REQ00031306 (SOJES285213) -- JES2 -- Purging Aged Jobs on the
Queue
- REQ00031314 (SOJES286202) -- JES2 -- Symbolic System Affinity
- REQ00031345 (SOJES288202) -- $HASP165 Notify Msg Should Include
the Max Cond/Abend Code
- REQ00031407 (SOJES291262) -- JES2: Remove restriction on maximum
number of route codes
- REQ00032083 (GO1JS280013) -- JES2 Remote Queue Display
- REQ00032084 (GO1JS280014) -- Display JES2 Output Queue By
Selection Criteria
- REQ00032132 (GO1JS285019) -- JES2 -- Should provide Job Routing
based on Logical Resource Names
- REQ00046394 -- Need additional selection criteria for JOB
xmittters
- REQ00051174 -- JES2 V5 NEEDS WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT CONTROLS
- REQ00059429 -- Remote job ownership verification
- REQ00060990 -- More remote printers in JES2
- REQ00061673 -- $DF command can flood console with messages
- REQ00062213 (SSJES293253) -- JES2: Allow use of sysout size as a
criteria for purge command
- REQ00062224 (SSJES294200) -- Batch workload management across
parallel MVS systems
- REQ00063979 -- Increase maximum allowed value of LOCALNUM
- REQ00023839 (GO1JS393004) -- Expand the JES3 job numbers
- REQ00023840 (GO1JS393005) -- IAT8562 Information for SNA/RJP and
BSC/RJP I/O Devices
- REQ00024812 (SOJES393301) -- JES3 support of Dynamic
Reconfiguration and Continuous Operation
- REQ00030998 (ESMVSI87004) -- No IPL in front of every JES3
init-deck modification
- REQ00031176 (SBJES381355) -- JES3 Initialization Enhancements
- REQ00031186 (SBJES382308) -- Dynamic Configuration of RJP/NJE
Without Restart
- REQ00032198 (GO1JS379035) -- Change JES3 To Allow INISH Deck
Options
- REQ00032216 (GO1JS381007) -- RJP/SNARJP Declaration Of
Independence
- REQ00032257 (GO1JS384005) -- Provide the Capability to Cause a New
Copy of JES3 Module
- REQ00032315 (GO1JS391001) -- Provide Dynamic Device Support in
JES3
- REQ00042891 -- JES/3 support of MVS dynamic I/O reconfiguration
- REQ00049006 (CSMVS194011) -- JES3 initialization deck refresh
- REQ00054411 (ESMV2F95017) -- JES3 Deconnect the warm start and the IPL
- REQ00011779 -- (RKK7626) DB2 choice of security authorization
- REQ00029958 (CSMVS190030) -- RACF password history loophole
- REQ00048943 (ECRACU93004) -- Password reset to update password
history
- REQ00050641 -- Update password history table when using ALTUSER
- REQ00054739 -- Program control in a sysplex environment
- REQ00058248 -- Update password history table when using ALTUSER
- RUGR94008 -- Control DB2 security with RACF
- RUGR95031 -- Program control in a sysplex environment
- REQ00047705 -- Management of large IODF
- REQ0057041 -- Support for Import
- REQ0058355 -- Support for Export
HCD
- REQ0047705 -- Facilitate large IODF data set manipulation
- REQ0058014 -- Allow building a work IODF from a production IODF via an HCD batch utility
- REQ00052985 -- VisualAge
- REQ00053744 -- VisualAge
- REQ00062064 -- Application Server
- REQ00063847 -- SCLM Sample Project Setup
- REQ00004274 -- Receive Enhancements
- REQ00009846 -- Receive Enhancements
- REQ00009850 -- Receive Enhancements
- REQ00023024 -- Receive Enhancements
- REQ00029957 -- Message Improvements
- REQ00030696 -- Receive Enhancements
- REQ00031019 -- Message Improvements
- REQ00040723 -- Library Change Interface
- REQ00048655 -- Library Change Interface
- REQ00048668 -- Message Improvements
- REQ00055728 -- Library Change Interface
- REQ00059519 -- Global Zone Merge
Planning Information
Packaging
Network Computing: OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 contains the Domino Go Webserver OS/390. THE SPECIFICATION OF A SECURITY FEATURE IS REQUIRED -- IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE FEATURE WITH THE HIGHEST ALLOWABLE SECURITY LEVEL BE ORDERED AND INSTALLED. A system installed with Domino Go Webserver for OS/390 's North America Secure feature must NOT be exported outside the U.S. and Canada to any entities. Systems installed outside the U.S. and Canada should be ordered with Domino Go Webserver for OS/390's Export Security feature. For further information, contact your Export Regulation Coordinator (ERC) or Export Regulations Executive (ERE).
Refer to the Ordering Information section for specific details on feature codes.
As the cryptographic export regulations are changing, refer to the following Web page for the most current export regulations:
System Integrity
IBM will accept APARs where the installation of OS/390 introduces an exposure to system integrity. Refer to Programming Announcement P81-174, dated October 21, 1981.
Security, Auditability, and Control
Data security and auditability in the OS/390 environment are enhanced by the functions available in the RACF part of the optional OS/390 Security Server feature.
B1/C2 Security: The critical operating system components of the OS/390 base and security server and optional features, such as MVS/ESA and the optional Security Server feature (includes RACF), continue to be designed to meet the NSA's C2/B1 Trusted Computer Systems Evaluation Criteria. However, some OS/390 functions have not been designed to meet C2 or B1 and when used in conjunction with the above components may have an impact on the C2 or B1 capability of the total system. The impact can only be assessed on an installation-by-installation basis. Consequently, no formal claims about the C2/B1 security of OS/390 can be made. However, the C2/B1 capability of the OS/390 base and security server may be useful in securing certification of some C2/B1 application systems based on OS/390.
Security APARs: IBM will accept Security APARs for OS/390. Security APARs are for reporting problems in existing security mechanisms where the problem descriptions do not meet the precise definition of system integrity, but do constitute an exposure to the security of the system as a whole or to an IBM product which runs on the system (originally announced in Software Announcement 289-581 289-581,:elink. dated October 24, 1989).
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities.
The following ordering information provides new ordering information for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 only. Any new or changed ordering information for OS/390 Version 2 Release 5 will be made available by the general availability date of OS/390 Version 2 Release 5. The following publications are available now. To order, contact your IBM representative.
- OS/390 Planning for Installation (GC28-1726)
- OS/390 Introduction and Release Guide (GC28-1725)
- OS/390 Information Roadmap (GC28-1727)
- OS/390 Information What's New (GC28-1985)
The following publications are available now. To order, contact your IBM representative.
- Technology Leadership Whitepaper (GF22-5008)
- Technology Leadership Reference Guide (G326-3020)
- OS/390 Proposal Insert (G221-4489)
New Licensees
OS/390 media is only shipped via OS/390 Customized Offerings (ServerPac, SystemPac and CBPDO). CFPROGS configuration and order entry capability for ServerPac, SystemPac, and CBPDO for OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 will be available beginning September 12, 1997, and continue until Version 2 Release 5 becomes orderable during March 1998.
The last day to place orders for OS/390 Version 1 Release 3 (5645-001) for delivery in a ServerPac or SystemPac is September 11, 1997. Orders for OS/390 Version 1 Release 3 (5645-001) for delivery in a CBPDO can be placed until December 31, 1998. For a further description of the withdrawal from marketing of OS/390 Version 1, refer to Software Withdrawal 997-145 997-145,:elink. dated June 9, 1997.
Production of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 orders will begin on September 26, 1997. Due to the amount of customization of ServerPac orders, shipment will begin approximately three weeks after general availability. Due to the amount of customization of SystemPac orders, shipment will begin approximately four weeks after order and data input verification. Shipment dates for ServerPac and SystemPac orders will be based on order sequence, production capacity, and customer-requested arrival dates. No delivery commitments are to be made to the customer until confirmed arrival dates are in AAS. For CBPDO orders, shipment will begin one week after general availability.
Note for All OS/390 Orders: The current customer install base of the OS/390 Customized Offering 5751-CSx (not the install base of 5645-001 or 5647-A01) must be retained to determine the OS/390 version/release level most recently ordered.
New users of OS/390 Version 2 Release 4 should specify:
Type Model
5647 A01
Basic License: To order a basic license, specify the program number and feature 9001 for asset registration. For a graduated one-time charge (OTC) or graduated monthly license charge (MLC), specify one of the following feature numbers as applicable and corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
Also, specify the feature number of the desired distribution medium.
OS/390 Base
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0018 0001
20 0019 0002
25 0020 0003
28 0021 0004
29 0022 0005
30 0023 0006
31 0024 0007
32 0025 0008
35 0026 0009
38 0027 0010
40 0028 0011
50 0029 0012
60 0030 0013
70 0031 0014
80 0032 0015
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0120 0103
20 0121 0104
25 0122 0105
28 0123 0106
29 0124 0107
30 0125 0108
31 0126 0109
32 0127 0110
35 0128 0111
38 0129 0112
40 0130 0113
50 0131 0114
60 0132 0115
70 0133 0116
80 0134 0117
BDT File-to-File
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0048 0033
20 0049 0034
25 0050 0035
28 0051 0036
29 0052 0037
30 0053 0038
31 0054 0039
32 0055 0040
35 0056 0041
38 0057 0042
40 0058 0043
50 0059 0044
60 0060 0045
70 0061 0046
80 0062 0047
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0078 0063
20 0079 0064
25 0080 0065
28 0081 0066
29 0082 0067
30 0083 0068
31 0084 0069
32 0085 0070
35 0086 0071
38 0087 0072
40 0088 0073
50 0089 0074
60 0090 0075
70 0091 0076
80 0092 0077
BDT JES3 SNA NJE
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0252 0237
20 0253 0238
25 0254 0239
28 0255 0240
29 0256 0241
30 0257 0242
31 0258 0243
32 0259 0244
35 0260 0245
38 0261 0246
40 0262 0247
50 0263 0248
60 0264 0249
70 0265 0250
80 0266 0251
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0282 0267
20 0283 0268
25 0284 0269
28 0285 0270
29 0286 0271
30 0287 0272
31 0288 0273
32 0289 0274
35 0290 0275
38 0291 0276
40 0292 0277
50 0293 0278
60 0294 0279
70 0295 0280
80 0296 0281
BookManager BUILD
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0433 0418
20 0434 0419
25 0435 0420
28 0436 0421
29 0437 0422
30 0438 0423
31 0439 0424
32 0440 0425
35 0441 0426
38 0442 0427
40 0443 0428
50 0444 0429
60 0445 0430
70 0446 0431
80 0447 0432
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP) : For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0463 0448
20 0464 0449
25 0465 0450
28 0466 0451
29 0467 0452
30 0468 0453
31 0469 0454
32 0470 0455
35 0471 0456
38 0472 0457
40 0473 0458
50 0474 0459
60 0475 0460
70 0476 0461
80 0477 0462
C/C++ (with Debug Tool)
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0687 0672
20 0688 0673
25 0689 0674
28 0690 0675
29 0691 0676
30 0692 0677
31 0693 0678
32 0694 0679
35 0695 0680
38 0696 0681
40 0697 0682
50 0698 0683
60 0699 0684
70 0700 0685
80 0701 0686
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0717 0702
20 0718 0703
25 0719 0704
28 0720 0705
29 0721 0706
30 0722 0707
31 0723 0708
32 0724 0709
35 0725 0710
38 0726 0711
40 0727 0712
50 0728 0713
60 0729 0714
70 0730 0715
80 0731 0716
C/C++ (without Debug Tool)
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 3381 3366
20 3382 3367
25 3383 3368
28 3384 3369
29 3385 3370
30 3386 3371
31 3387 3372
32 3388 3373
35 3389 3374
38 3390 3375
40 3391 3376
50 3392 3377
60 3393 3378
70 3394 3379
80 3395 3380
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 3615 3600
20 3616 3601
25 3617 3602
28 3618 3603
29 3619 3604
30 3620 3605
31 3621 3606
32 3622 3607
35 3623 3608
38 3624 3609
40 3625 3610
50 3626 3611
60 3627 3612
70 3628 3613
80 3629 3614
GDDM PGF
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 1980 1965
20 1981 1966
25 1982 1967
28 1983 1968
29 1984 1969
30 1985 1970
31 1986 1971
32 1987 1972
35 1988 1973
38 1989 1974
40 1990 1975
50 1991 1976
60 1992 1977
70 1993 1978
80 1994 1979
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 3975 1995
20 2010 1996
25 2011 1997
28 2012 1998
29 2013 1999
30 2014 2000
31 2015 2001
32 2016 2002
35 2017 2003
38 2018 2004
40 2019 2005
50 2020 2006
60 2021 2007
70 2022 2008
80 2023 2009
GDDM REXX
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0941 0926
20 0942 0927
25 0943 0928
28 0944 0929
29 0945 0930
30 0946 0931
31 0947 0932
32 0948 0933
35 0949 0934
38 0950 0935
40 0951 0936
50 0952 0937
60 0953 0938
70 0954 0939
80 0955 0940
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0971 0956
20 0972 0957
25 0973 0958
28 0974 0959
29 0975 0960
30 0976 0961
31 0977 0962
32 0978 0963
35 0979 0964
38 0980 0965
40 0981 0966
50 0982 0967
60 0983 0968
70 0984 0969
80 0985 0970
JES3
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 1068 1053
20 1069 1054
25 1070 1055
28 1071 1056
29 1072 1057
30 1073 1058
31 1074 1059
32 1075 1060
35 1076 1061
38 1077 1062
40 1078 1063
50 1079 1064
60 1080 1065
70 1081 1066
80 1082 1067
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 1098 1083
20 1099 1084
25 1100 1085
28 1101 1086
29 1102 1087
30 1103 1088
31 1104 1089
32 1105 1090
35 1106 1091
38 1107 1092
40 1108 1093
50 1109 1094
60 1110 1095
70 1111 1096
80 1112 1097
VisualLift ADE
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 1852 1837
20 1853 1838
25 1854 1839
28 1855 1840
29 1856 1841
30 1857 1842
31 1858 1843
32 1859 1844
35 1860 1845
38 1861 1846
40 1862 1847
50 1863 1848
60 1864 1849
70 1865 1850
80 1866 1851
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 1882 1867
20 1883 1868
25 1884 1869
28 1885 1870
29 1886 1871
30 1887 1872
31 1888 1873
32 1889 1874
35 1890 1875
38 1891 1876
40 1892 1877
50 1893 1878
60 1894 1879
70 1895 1880
80 1896 1881
SOMobjects ADE
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 2490 1180
20 2491 1181
25 2492 1182
28 2493 1183
29 2494 1184
30 2495 1185
31 2496 1186
32 2497 1187
35 2498 1188
38 2499 1189
40 2500 1190
50 2501 1191
60 2502 1192
70 2503 1193
80 2504 1194
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 1220 1205
20 1221 1206
25 1222 1207
28 1223 1208
29 1224 1209
30 1225 1210
31 1226 1211
32 1227 1212
35 1228 1213
38 1229 1214
40 1230 1215
50 1231 1216
60 1232 1217
70 1233 1218
80 1234 1219
RMF
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 3249 3234
20 3250 3235
25 3251 3236
28 3252 3237
29 3253 3238
30 3254 3239
31 3255 3240
32 3256 3241
35 3257 3242
38 3258 3243
40 3259 3244
50 3260 3245
60 3261 3246
70 3262 3247
80 3263 3248
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 3279 3264
20 3280 3265
25 3281 3266
28 3282 3267
29 3283 3268
30 3284 3269
31 3285 3270
32 3286 3271
35 3287 3272
38 3288 3273
40 3289 3274
50 3290 3275
60 3291 3276
70 3292 3277
80 3293 3278
Security Server
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 2880 2865
20 2881 2866
25 2882 2867
28 2883 2868
29 2884 2869
30 2885 2870
31 2886 2871
32 2887 2872
35 2888 2873
38 2889 2874
40 2890 2875
50 2891 2876
60 2892 2877
70 2893 2878
80 2894 2879
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 3015 3000
20 3016 3001
25 3017 3002
28 3018 3003
29 3019 3004
30 3020 3005
31 3021 3006
32 3022 3007
35 3023 3008
38 3024 3009
40 3025 3010
50 3026 3011
60 3027 3012
70 3028 3013
80 3029 3014
DFSMSdss, DFSMShsm, DFSMSrmm
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0814 0799
20 0815 0800
25 0816 0801
28 0817 0802
29 0818 0803
30 0819 0804
31 0820 0805
32 0821 0806
35 0822 0807
38 0823 0808
40 0824 0809
50 0825 0810
60 0826 0811
70 0827 0812
80 0828 0813
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0844 0829
20 0845 0830
25 0846 0831
28 0847 0832
29 0848 0833
30 0849 0834
31 0850 0835
32 0851 0836
35 0852 0837
38 0853 0838
40 0854 0839
50 0855 0840
60 0856 0841
70 0857 0842
80 0858 0843
DFSMSdss
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 2645 2630
20 2646 2631
25 2647 2632
28 2648 2633
29 2649 2634
30 2650 2635
31 2651 2636
32 2652 2637
35 2653 2638
38 2654 2639
40 2655 2640
50 2656 2641
60 2657 2642
70 2658 2643
80 2659 2644
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 2675 2660
20 2676 2661
25 2677 2662
28 2678 2663
29 2679 2664
30 2680 2665
31 2681 2666
32 2682 2667
35 2683 2668
38 2684 2669
40 2685 2670
50 2686 2671
60 2687 2672
70 2688 2673
80 2689 2674
DFSMSdss, DFSMhsm
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 2377 2362
20 2378 2363
25 2379 2364
28 2380 2365
29 2381 2366
30 2382 2367
31 2383 2368
32 2384 2369
35 2385 2370
38 2386 2371
40 2387 2372
50 2388 2373
60 2389 2374
70 2390 2375
80 2391 2376
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 2407 2392
20 2408 2393
25 2409 2394
28 2410 2395
29 2411 2396
30 2412 2397
31 2413 2398
32 2414 2399
35 2415 2400
38 2416 2401
40 2417 2402
50 2418 2403
60 2419 2404
70 2420 2405
80 2421 2406
DFSMSrmm
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 2520 2505
20 2521 2506
25 2522 2507
28 2523 2508
29 2524 2509
30 2525 2510
31 2526 2511
32 2527 2512
35 2528 2513
38 2529 2514
40 2530 2515
50 2531 2516
60 2532 2517
70 2533 2518
80 2534 2519
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 2550 2535
20 2551 2536
25 2552 2537
28 2553 2538
29 2554 2539
30 2555 2540
31 2556 2541
32 2557 2542
35 2558 2543
38 2559 2544
40 2560 2545
50 2561 2546
60 2562 2547
70 2563 2548
80 2564 2549
DFSMSdss, DFSMSrmm
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 2250 2235
20 2251 2236
25 2252 2237
28 2253 2238
29 2254 2239
30 2255 2240
31 2256 2241
32 2257 2242
35 2258 2243
38 2259 2244
40 2260 2245
50 2261 2246
60 2262 2247
70 2263 2248
80 2264 2249
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 2280 2265
20 2281 2266
25 2282 2267
28 2283 2268
29 2284 2269
30 2285 2270
31 2286 2271
32 2287 2272
35 2288 2273
38 2289 2274
40 2290 2275
50 2291 2276
60 2292 2277
70 2293 2278
80 2294 2279
SDSF
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 1598 1583
20 1599 1584
25 1600 1585
28 1601 1586
29 1602 1587
30 1603 1588
31 1604 1589
32 1605 1590
35 1606 1591
38 1607 1592
40 1608 1593
50 1609 1594
60 1610 1595
70 1611 1596
80 1612 1597
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 1628 1613
20 1629 1614
25 1630 1615
28 1631 1616
29 1632 1617
30 1633 1618
31 1634 1619
32 1635 1620
35 1636 1621
38 1637 1622
40 1638 1623
50 1639 1624
60 1640 1625
70 1641 1626
80 1642 1627
DFSORT
Basic Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0560 0545
20 0561 0546
25 0562 0547
28 0563 0548
29 0564 0549
30 0565 0550
31 0566 0551
32 0567 0552
35 0568 0553
38 0569 0554
40 0570 0555
50 0571 0556
60 0572 0557
70 0573 0558
80 0574 0559
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP Basic MOSP Basic
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Feature Feature
Group Number Number
18 0590 0575
20 0591 0576
25 0592 0577
28 0693 0578
29 0594 0579
30 0595 0580
31 0596 0581
32 0597 0582
35 0598 0583
38 0599 0584
40 0600 0585
50 0601 0586
60 0602 0587
70 0603 0588
80 0604 0589
Basic Non-Graduated Charges
High Level Assembler Toolkit
OTC MLC
Feature Feature
Number Number
3983 3982
Printway/NetSpool
OTC MLC
Feature Feature
Number Number
4201 4200
HCM
Tier Charges Feature NumbersUsage Levels OTC MLC (Registered Users Per Feature Feature Designated Machine) Number Number
Level 1 to 3 4405 4401 Level 4 to 6 4406 4402 Level 7 to 10 4407 4403 Level above 10 4408 4404
HCM Ordering Guidelines
- If MLC:
- 4402 must have QTY = 3 of 4401
- 4403 must have QTY = 3 of 4402
- 4404 must have QTY = 4 of 4403
- 4401 Maximum QTY = 3
- 4402 Maximum QTY = 3
- 4403 Maximum QTY = 4
- 4404 Maximum QTY = unlimited
- If OTC:
- 4406 must have QTY = 3 of 4405
- 4407 must have QTY = 3 of 4406
- 4408 must have QTY = 4 of 4407
- 4405 Maximum QTY = 3
- 4406 Maximum QTY = 3
- 4407 Maximum QTY = 4
- 4408 Maximum QTY = unlimited
Feature
Number Quantity
4401 3
4402 3
4403 4
4404 2
Note: The group can be determined by referring to the Exhibit for IBM System/370 (TM) and System/390 Machines (Z125-3901) or the Exhibit for Non-IBM Machines (Z125-3902)) that are associated with the IBM Customer Agreement (Z125-4575).
Entry Support License (ESL): To order an ESL license, specify the program number, feature number 9001 for asset registration, and the applicable ESL OTC feature number. Also specify the feature number of the desired distribution medium.
ESL OTC
Feature
Description Number
OS/390 base 2757
BDT File-to-File 2762
BDT JES3 SNA NJE 2767
BookManager Build 2772
C/C++ (with Debug Tool) 2782
C/C++ (without Debug Tool) 3365
GDDM PGF 2832
GDDM REXX 2792
JES3 2797
HLASM Toolkit 3981
SOM (TM) ADE 2802
VisualLift ADE 2827
DFSMSdss, hsm, rmm 2787
DFSMSdss 2857
DFSMSdss, hsm 2847
DFSMSrmm 2852
DFSMSdss, rmm 2842
RMF 3233
SDSF 2817
DFSORT 2777
Security Server 2864
Printway/NetSpool 3976
Note: ESL machines can be determined by referring to the IBM Entry End User/390 Attachment (Z125-4379).
Parallel Sysplex License Charge (PSLC) Basic License: To order a basic license, specify the program number and feature number 9001 for asset registration. Specify the PSLC Base feature. If applicable, specify the PSLC Level A and PSLC Level B features and quantity.
If there is more than one program copy in a Parallel Sysplex, the charge for all copies is associated to one license by specifying the applicable PSLC feature numbers and quantity represented by the sum of the Service Units in Millions (MSUs) in your Parallel Sysplex. For all other program copies, specify the PSLC No-Charge (NC) Identifier feature on the licenses.
Also, specify the feature number of the desired distribution medium.
.------------------------------------------------------------. | PSLC FEATURE NUMBERS | |-----------+------+------+----+---------+-------------------| | | | | | LEVEL A | LEVEL B | | |TIER 1|TIER 2|BASE|----+----+----+----+----+----| |OS/390 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |42 | 1 | 10 | 50 | N/C| |Function | MSU | MSU | MSU| MSU|MSU |MSU |MSU |MSU | ID | |-----------+------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----| |OS/390 Base| 4144 | 4145 |0411|0412|0413|0414|0415|0416|0417| |BDT | 4140 | 4141 |0093|0094|0095|0096|0097|0098|0099| | File-to- | | | | | | | | | | | File | | | | | | | | | | |BDT J3 | 4142 | 4143 |0297|0298|0299|0300|0301|0302|0303| | SNA/NJE | | | | | | | | | | |BookManager| 4146 | 4147 |0478|0479|0480|0481|0482|0483|0484| | BLD | | | | | | | | | | |C/C++ | 4150 | 4151 |0732|0733|0734|0735|0736|0737|0738| | (with | | | | | | | | | | | Debug | | | | | | | | | | | Tool) | | | | | | | | | | |C/C++ | 4182 | 4183 |3634|3635|3636|3637|3638|3639|3640| | (without | | | | | | | | | | | Debug | | | | | | | | | | | Tool) | | | | | | | | | | |GDDM PGF | 4168 | 4169 |2024|2025|2026|2027|2028|2029|2030| |GDDM REXX | 4154 | 4155 |0986|0987|0988|0989|0990|0991|0992| |JES3 | 4156 | 4157 |1113|1114|1115|1116|1117|1118|1119| |VisualLift | 4166 | 4167 |1897|1898|1899|1901|1902|1903|1904| | ADE | | | | | | | | | | |SOMobjects | 4158 | 4159 |1235|1236|1237|1238|1239|1240|1241| | ADE | | | | | | | | | | |RMF | 4180 | 4181 |3298|3299|3300|3301|3302|3303|3304| |Security | 4178 | 4179 |3034|3035|3036|3037|3038|3039|3040| | Server | | | | | | | | | | | (RACF UNIX| | | | | | | | | | | Svc DCE | | | | | | | | | | | Security | | | | | | | | | | | Srv) | | | | | | | | | | |DFSMSdss, | 4152 | 4153 |0859|0860|0861|0862|0863|0864|0865| | hsm, rmm | | | | | | | | | | |DFSMSdss | 4174 | 4175 |2690|2691|2692|2693|2694|2695|2696| |DFSMSdss, | 4172 | 4173 |2422|2423|2424|2425|2426|2427|2428| | hsm | | | | | | | | | | |DFSMSrmm | 4176 | 4177 |2862|2565|2566|2567|2568|2569|2863| |DFSMSdss, | 4170 | 4171 |2295|2296|2297|2298|2299|2300|2301| | rmm | | | | | | | | | | |SDSF | 4164 | 4165 |1643|1644|1645|1646|1647|1648|1649| |DFSORT | 4148 | 4149 |0665|0666|0667|0668|0669|0670|0671| '-----------+------+------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----'
Indexed Monthly License Charge (IMLC) Basic License: To order a basic license, specify the program number and feature number 9001 for asset registration. Specify the IMLC Base 80 MSU feature and the applicable additional IMLC MSU features and quantity corresponding to the MSU rating of the designated machine.
Also, specify the feature number of the desired distribution medium.
IMLC Feature Numbers
Base Additional MSUs
OS/390 80 1 10 50
Function MSU MSU MSU MSU
OS/390 Base 2758 2759 2760 2761
BDT File-to-File 2763 2764 2765 2766
BDT J3 SNA/NJE 2768 2769 2770 2771
BookManager BUILD 2773 2774 2775 2776
C/C++ (with 2783 2784 2785 2786
Debug Tool)
C/C++ (without 3630 3631 3632 3633
Debug Tool)
GDDM PGF 2833 2834 2835 2836
GDDM REXX 2793 2794 2795 2796
JES3 2798 2799 2800 2801
VisualLift ADE 2828 2829 2830 2831
SOMobjects ADE 2803 2804 2805 2806
RMF 3294 3295 3296 3297
Security Server 3030 3031 3032 3033
IMLC Feature Numbers
Base Additional MSUs
OS/390 80 1 10 50
Function MSU MSU MSU MSU
DFSMSdss, hsm, rmm 2788 2789 2790 2791
DFSMSdss 2858 2859 2860 2861
DFSMSdss, hsm 2848 2849 2850 2851
DFSMSrmm 2853 2854 2855 2856
DFSMSdss, rmm 2843 2844 2845 2846
SDSF 2818 2819 2820 2821
DFSORT 2778 2779 2780 2781
Single Version Charging: To elect single version charging, the customer must notify and identify to IBM the prior program and replacement program and the designated machine the programs are operating on.
Version-to-Version Upgrade Credit: To upgrade from a prior program acquired for a one-time charge to a replacement program using a version-to-version upgrade credit, the customer must notify and identify to IBM the applicable prior program and replacement program participating in the upgrade credit.
Basic Machine-Readable Material: To order, select the feature number of the desired distribution medium:
Distribution Medium for OS/390 Base and OS/390 No Charge Optional Features
9/6250 3480 4MM 3.5-inch
OS/390 Function Tape Cartridge DAT B/S 512
OS/390 Base 5801(6) 5802(6) 5700(6) --
Language Env. Data 5821(6) 5822(6) 5703(6) --
Decrpytion(5)
OpenEdition DCE User 5831(6) 5832(6) 5704(6) --
Privacy (DES
and CDMF)(5)
OpenEdition DCE User 5018(6) 5019(6) 5724(6) --
Privacy (CDMF)(5)
TCP/IP Offload to OS/2 -- -- -- 5835(6)
TCP/IP Kerberos 5841(6) 5842(6) 5705(6) --
(non-DES)
TCP/IP Kerberos 5861(6) 5862(6) 5707(6) --
(DES)(5)
TCP/IP Network Print 5851(6) 5852(6) 5706(6) --
Facility
ICSS 2.2 NA Secure 5738(6) 5739(6) 5740(6) --
ICSS 2.2 Export 5750(6) 5751(6) 5752(6) --
Security
(5) This feature subject to export restriction. (6) Contains Restricted Material of IBM.
Note: The above OS/390 No Charge Optional Media Feature codes are elements that are integrated into ServerPac when ordered.
9/6250 3480 4MM
OS/390 Function Tape Cartridge DAT CD-ROM
Preconfigured CD for -- -- -- 5819
RS/6000 and PC
Server with S/390
Server-on-Board
System for OS/390 V2.4.0
(Available 11/14/97)
ICSS 2.2 is now part of Domino Go Webserver 4.6 for OS/390. Distribution Medium for OS/390 Chargeable Optional Features
9/6250 3480 4MM 3.5-inch
OS/390 Function Tape Cartridge DAT B/S 512
BDT File-to-file 5871(6) 5872(6) 5708(6) --
BDT SNA NJE 5881(6) 5882(6) 5709(6) --
BookManager BUILD 5891 5892 5710 --
C/C++ (with 5962(6) 5963(6) 5712(6) --
Debug Tool)
(Class Library
Source feature
included)
C/C++ (without 5036(6) 5037(6) 5733(6) --
Debug Tool)
(Class Library
Source feature
included)
GDDM PGF 5012 5013 5721 --
GDDM REXX 5988(6) 5989(6) 5714(6) --
High Level 5503 5504 5505 --
Assembler
Tool Kit
JES3 5000(6) 5001(6) 5715 --
VisualLift ADE -- -- -- 5010(6)
SOMobjects ADE 5002(6) 5003(6) 5716(6) --
RMF 5034(6) 5035(6) 5732(6) --
Security Server (RACF 5030 5031 5730 --
+ OpenEdition
DCE Security
Server)
DFSMSdss, 5975(6) 5976(6) 5713(6) --
DFSMShsm,
DFSMSrmm
DFSMSdss 5028(6) 5029(6) 5729(6) --
DFSMSdss, 5024(6) 5025(6) 5727(6) --
DFSMShsm
DFSMSrmm 5026(6) 5027(6) 5728(6) --
DFSMSdss, 5016(6) 5017(6) 5723(6) --
DFSMSrmm
SDSF 5735 5736 5737 --
DFSORT 5949 5950 5711 --
Printway/NetSpool 5741(6) 5742(6) 5743(6) --
HCM 5754(6) 5755(6) 5756(6) --
Note: All Chargeable Optional Features ship with an OS/390 order. They are shipped disabled unless specifically ordered, in which case, they are shipped enabled and the order will include the related hardcopy publications that normally ship with the enabled elements.
Customization Options: Select the appropriate feature numbers to customize your order to specify the delivery options desired. These features can be specified on the initial or MES orders.
Example: If publications are not desired for the initial order, specify feature number 3470 to ship media only. For future updates, specify feature number 3480 to ship media updates only. If, in the future, publication updates are required, order an MES to remove feature number 3480; then, the publications will ship with the next release of the program.
Feature
Description Number
Initial Shipments
Serial Number Only (suppresses shipment 3444
of media and documentation)
Ship Media Only (suppresses initial 3470
shipment of documentation)
Ship Documentation Only (suppresses 3471
initial shipment of media)
Update Shipments
Ship Media Updates Only (suppresses 3480
update shipment of documentation)
Ship Documentation Only (suppresses 3481
update shipment of media)
Suppress Updates (suppresses update 3482
shipment of media and documentation)
ESO registration 3490
Expedite shipments will be processed to receive 72-hour delivery from the time IBM Software Manufacturing Solutions (SMS) receives the order. SMS will then ship the order via overnight air transportation.
Optional Machine-Readable Material: To order, select the feature number for the desired distribution medium:
Environment 9/6250 3480 4MMOS/390 Base Source 7031(6) 7081(6) 7074(6) RACF optional source 7038(6) 7039(6) 7040(6) Communications Server -- DNS W/WLM Kit(7) 5757(6) 5757(6)
(7) The kit contains 3480 and 4MM media. The kit contains a
preview of functional elements that will be available for
integration in OS/390 Version 2 Release 5.
DSLO License: To order a DSLO license, specify the program number, feature number 9901 for asset registration, and the feature number below for a graduated one-time charge or graduated monthly license charge that corresponds to the group containing the designated machine.
OS/390 Base
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0222 0205
20 0223 0206
25 0224 0207
28 0225 0208
29 0226 0209
30 0227 0210
31 0228 0211
32 0229 0212
35 0230 0213
38 0231 0214
40 0232 0215
50 0233 0216
60 0234 0217
70 0235 0218
80 0236 0219
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0324 0307
20 0325 0308
25 0326 0309
28 0327 0310
29 0328 0311
30 0329 0312
31 0330 0313
32 0331 0314
35 0332 0315
38 0333 0316
40 0334 0317
50 0335 0318
60 0336 0319
70 0337 0320
80 0338 0321
BDT File-to-File
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0150 0135
20 0151 0136
25 0152 0137
28 0153 0138
29 0154 0139
30 0155 0140
31 0156 0141
32 0157 0142
35 0158 0143
38 0159 0144
40 0160 0145
50 0161 0146
60 0162 0147
70 0163 0148
80 0164 0149
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0180 0165
20 0181 0166
25 0182 0167
28 0183 0168
29 0184 0169
30 0185 0170
31 0186 0171
32 0187 0172
35 0188 0173
38 0189 0174
40 0190 0175
50 0191 0176
60 0192 0177
70 0193 0178
80 0194 0179
BDT JES3 SNA NJE
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0354 0339
20 0355 0340
25 0356 0341
28 0357 0342
29 0358 0343
30 0359 0344
31 0360 0345
32 0361 0346
35 0362 0347
38 0363 0348
40 0364 0349
50 0365 0350
60 0366 0351
70 0367 0352
80 0368 0353
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0384 0369
20 0385 0370
25 0386 0371
28 0387 0372
29 0388 0373
30 0389 0374
31 0390 0375
32 0391 0376
35 0392 0377
38 0393 0378
40 0394 0379
50 0395 0380
60 0396 0381
70 0397 0382
80 0398 0383
BookManager BUILD
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0500 0485
20 0501 0486
25 0502 0487
28 0503 0488
29 0504 0489
30 0505 0490
31 0506 0491
32 0507 0492
35 0508 0493
38 0509 0494
40 0510 0495
50 0511 0496
60 0512 0497
70 0513 0498
80 0514 0499
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0530 0515
20 0531 0516
25 0532 0517
28 0533 0518
29 0534 0519
30 0535 0520
31 0536 0521
32 0537 0522
35 0538 0523
38 0539 0524
40 0540 0525
50 0541 0526
60 0542 0527
70 0543 0528
80 0544 0529
C/C++ (with Debug Tool)
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0754 0739
20 0755 0740
25 0756 0741
28 0757 0742
29 0758 0743
30 0759 0744
31 0760 0745
32 0761 0746
35 0762 0747
38 0763 0748
40 0764 0749
50 0765 0750
60 0766 0751
70 0767 0752
80 0768 0753
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC,specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0784 0769
20 0785 0770
25 0786 0771
28 0787 0772
29 0788 0773
30 0789 0774
31 0790 0775
32 0791 0776
35 0792 0777
38 0793 0778
40 0794 0779
50 0795 0780
60 0796 0781
70 0797 0782
80 0798 0783
C/C++ (without Debug Tool)
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 3656 3641
20 3657 3642
25 3658 3643
28 3659 3644
29 3660 3645
30 3661 3646
31 3662 3647
32 3663 3648
35 3664 3649
38 3665 3650
40 3666 3651
50 3667 3652
60 3668 3653
70 3669 3654
80 3670 3655
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 3686 3671
20 3687 3672
25 3688 3673
28 3689 3674
29 3690 3675
30 3691 3676
31 3692 3677
32 3693 3678
35 3694 3679
38 3695 3680
40 3696 3681
50 3697 3682
60 3698 3683
70 3699 3684
80 3700 3685
GDDM PGF
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 2063 2048
20 2064 2049
25 2065 2050
28 2066 2051
29 2067 2052
30 2068 2053
31 2069 2054
32 2070 2055
35 2071 2056
38 2072 2057
40 2073 2058
50 2074 2059
60 2075 2060
70 2076 2061
80 2077 2062
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 2093 2078
20 2094 2079
25 2095 2080
28 2096 2081
29 2097 2082
30 2098 2083
31 2099 2084
32 2100 2085
35 2101 2086
38 2102 2087
40 2103 2088
50 2104 2089
60 2105 2090
70 2106 2091
80 2107 2092
GDDM REXX
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 1008 0993
20 1009 0994
25 1010 0995
28 1011 0996
29 1012 0997
30 1013 0998
31 1014 0999
32 1015 1000
35 1016 1001
38 1017 1002
40 1018 1003
50 1019 1004
60 1020 1005
70 1021 1006
80 1022 1007
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 1038 1023
20 1039 1024
25 1040 1025
28 1041 1026
29 1042 1027
30 1043 1028
31 1044 1029
32 1045 1030
35 1046 1031
38 1047 1032
40 1048 1033
50 1049 1034
60 1050 1035
70 1051 1036
80 1052 1037
JES3
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 1135 1120
20 1136 1121
25 1137 1122
28 1138 1123
29 1139 1124
30 1140 1125
31 1141 1126
32 1142 1127
35 1143 1128
38 1144 1129
40 1145 1130
50 1146 1131
60 1147 1132
70 1148 1133
80 1149 1134
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 1165 1150
20 1166 1151
25 1167 1152
28 1168 1153
29 1169 1154
30 1170 1155
31 1171 1156
32 1172 1157
35 1173 1158
38 1174 1159
40 1175 1160
50 1176 1161
60 1177 1162
70 1178 1163
80 1179 1164
VisualLift ADE
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 1920 1905
20 1921 1906
25 1922 1907
28 1923 1908
29 1924 1909
30 1925 1910
31 1926 1911
32 1927 1912
35 1928 1913
38 1929 1914
40 1930 1915
50 1931 1916
60 1932 1917
70 1933 1918
80 1934 1919
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 1950 1935
20 1951 1936
25 1952 1937
28 1953 1938
29 1954 1939
30 1955 1940
31 1956 1941
32 1957 1942
35 1958 1943
38 1959 1944
40 1960 1945
50 1961 1946
60 1962 1947
70 1963 1948
80 1964 1949
SOMobjects ADE
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 1257 1242
20 1258 1243
25 1259 1244
28 1260 1245
29 1261 1246
30 1262 1247
31 1263 1248
32 1264 1249
35 1265 1250
38 1266 1251
40 1267 1252
50 1268 1253
60 1269 1254
70 1270 1255
80 1271 1256
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 1314 1272
20 1315 1273
25 1316 1274
28 1317 1275
29 1318 1276
30 1319 1277
31 1320 1278
32 1321 1279
35 1322 1280
38 1323 1281
40 1324 1282
50 1325 1283
60 1326 1284
70 1327 1285
80 1328 1286
RMF
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 3320 3305
20 3321 3306
25 3322 3307
28 3323 3308
29 3324 3309
30 3325 3310
31 3326 3311
32 3327 3312
35 3328 3313
38 3329 3314
40 3330 3315
50 3331 3316
60 3332 3317
70 3333 3318
80 3334 3319
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 3350 3335
20 3351 3336
25 3352 3337
28 3353 3338
29 3354 3339
30 3355 3340
31 3356 3341
32 3357 3342
35 3358 3343
38 3359 3344
40 3360 3345
50 3361 3346
60 3362 3347
70 3363 3348
80 3364 3349
Security Server
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 3056 3041
20 3057 3042
25 3058 3043
28 3059 3044
29 3060 3045
30 3061 3046
31 3062 3047
32 3063 3048
35 3064 3049
38 3065 3050
40 3066 3051
50 3067 3052
60 3068 3053
70 3069 3054
80 3070 3055
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 3086 3071
20 3087 3072
25 3088 3073
28 3089 3074
29 3090 3075
30 3091 3076
31 3092 3077
32 3093 3078
35 3094 3079
38 3095 3080
40 3096 3081
50 3097 3082
60 3098 3083
70 3099 3084
80 3100 3085
DFSMSdss, hsm, rmm
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0881 0866
20 0882 0867
25 0883 0868
28 0884 0869
29 0885 0870
30 0886 0871
31 0887 0872
32 0888 0873
35 0889 0874
38 0890 0875
40 0891 0876
50 0892 0877
60 0893 0878
70 0894 0879
80 0895 0880
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0911 0896
20 0912 0897
25 0913 0898
28 0914 0899
29 0915 0900
30 0916 0901
31 0917 0902
32 0918 0903
35 0919 0904
38 0920 0905
40 0921 0906
50 0922 0907
60 0923 0908
70 0924 0909
80 0925 0910
DFSMSdss
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 2712 2697
20 2713 2698
25 2714 2699
28 2715 2700
29 2716 2701
30 2717 2702
31 2718 2703
32 2719 2704
35 2720 2705
38 2721 2706
40 2722 2707
50 2723 2708
60 2724 2709
70 2725 2710
80 2726 2711
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 2742 2727
20 2743 2728
25 2744 2729
28 2745 2730
29 2746 2731
30 2747 2732
31 2748 2733
32 2749 2734
35 2750 2735
38 2751 2736
40 2752 2737
50 2753 2738
60 2754 2739
70 2755 2740
80 2756 2741
DFSMSdss, hsm
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 2444 2429
20 2445 2430
25 2446 2431
28 2447 2432
29 2448 2433
30 2449 2434
31 2450 2435
32 2451 2436
35 2452 2437
38 2453 2438
40 2454 2439
50 2455 2440
60 2456 2441
70 2457 2442
80 2458 2443
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 2474 2459
20 2475 2460
25 2476 2461
28 2477 2462
29 2478 2463
30 2479 2464
31 2480 2465
32 2481 2466
35 2482 2467
38 2483 2468
40 2484 2469
50 2485 2470
60 2486 2471
70 2487 2472
80 2488 2473
DFSMSrmm
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 2585 2570
20 2586 2571
25 2587 2572
28 2588 2573
29 2589 2574
30 2590 2575
31 2591 2576
32 2592 2577
35 2593 2578
38 2594 2579
40 2595 2580
50 2596 2581
60 2597 2582
70 2598 2583
80 2599 2584
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 2615 2600
20 2616 2601
25 2617 2602
28 2618 2603
29 2619 2604
30 2620 2605
31 2621 2606
32 2622 2607
35 2623 2608
38 2624 2609
40 2625 2610
50 2626 2611
60 2627 2612
70 2628 2613
80 2629 2614
DFSMSdss, rmm
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 2317 2302
20 2318 2303
25 2319 2304
28 2320 2305
29 2321 2306
30 2322 2307
31 2323 2308
32 2324 2309
35 2325 2310
38 2326 2311
40 2327 2312
50 2328 2313
60 2329 2314
70 2330 2315
80 2331 2316
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 2347 2332
20 2348 2333
25 2349 2334
28 2350 2335
29 2351 2336
30 2352 2337
31 2353 2338
32 2354 2339
35 2355 2340
38 2356 2341
40 2357 2342
50 2358 2343
60 2359 2344
70 2360 2345
80 2361 2346
SDSF
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 1665 1650
20 1666 1651
25 1667 1652
28 1668 1653
29 1669 1654
30 1670 1655
31 1671 1656
32 1672 1657
35 1673 1658
38 1674 1659
40 1675 1660
50 1676 1661
60 1677 1662
70 1678 1663
80 1679 1664
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 1695 1680
20 1696 1681
25 1697 1682
28 1698 1683
29 1699 1684
30 1700 1685
31 1701 1686
32 1702 1687
35 1703 1688
38 1704 1689
40 1705 1690
50 1706 1691
60 1707 1692
70 1708 1693
80 1709 1694
DFSORT
DSLO DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0620 0605
20 0621 0606
25 0622 0607
28 0623 0608
29 0624 0609
30 0625 0610
31 0626 0611
32 0627 0612
35 0628 0613
38 0629 0614
40 0630 0615
50 0631 0616
60 0632 0617
70 0633 0618
80 0634 0619
Multiple Operating System -- PR/SM (MOSP): For a graduated OTC or graduated MLC, specify the following feature numbers, corresponding to the group that contains the designated machine.
MOSP DSLO MOSP DSLO
Graduated OTC Graduated MLC
Group Feature Number Feature Number
18 0650 0635
20 0651 0636
25 0652 0637
28 0653 0638
29 0654 0639
30 0655 0640
31 0656 0641
32 0657 0642
35 0658 0643
38 0659 0644
40 0660 0645
50 0661 0646
60 0662 0647
70 0663 0648
80 0664 0649
DSLO Non-Graduated Charges
High Level Assembler Toolkit
OTC MLC
3985 3984
Printway/Netspool
OTC MLC
4203 4202
Ordering a DSLO feature will result in IBM maintaining a record of this customer location as a DSLO user only. All material for the DSLO license will be provided through the basic license location. If a user selects DSLO, no other feature numbers are valid for this order and no program materials or updates will be shipped.
Unlicensed Documentation: A memo, program directories, and one copy of the following publications are supplied automatically with the basic machine-readable material:
Basic/Unlicensed PublicationsOrder Title Number
OS/390 SOM Objects Getting Started GA22-7248 OSA Planning GC23-3870 HLASM Toolkit Installation and GC26-8711 Customization OS/390 Licensed Program Specification GC28-1728 OS/390 MVS Product Management GC28-1730 LAN Server Installation Guide GC28-1733 LANRES Installation Guide GC28-1736 OS/390 MVS Conversion Notebook GC28-1747 OS/390 MVS HCD Planning GC28-1750 OS/390 V2R4 MVS JCL Reference GC28-1757 OS/390 MVS Planning: Workload GC28-1761 Management OS/390 MVS Routing and Description Codes GC28-1778 OS/390 MVS System Codes GC28-1780 OS/390 MVS System Commands GC28-1781 OS/390 MVS System Messages, Volume 1 GC28-1784 OS/390 MVS System Messages, Volume 2 GC28-1785 OS/390 MVS System Messages, Volume 3 GC28-1786 OS/390 MVS System Messages, Volume 4 GC28-1787 OS/390 MVS System Messages, Volume 5 GC28-1788 OS/390 JES2 Commands GC28-1790 OS/390 JES2 Messages GC28-1796 OS/390 JES2 Migration Notebook GC28-1797 OS/390 JES3 Commands GC28-1798 OS/390 JES3 Conversion Notebook GC28-1799 OS/390 JES3 Messages GC28-1804 OS/390 HCD Messages GC28-1849 OS/390 SOM Objects Configuration GC28-1851 and Administration OS/390 Security Server (RACF) GC28-1920 Plan/Inst/Mig OS/390 EZ Application Enabling GC28-1994 Tech.Cust.Gd OS/390 NetQuestion Install and Admin. GC31-8177 ICSS Planning for Installation GC31-8312 VTAM V4R4 Installation and Migration GC31-8367 Guide VTAM V4R4 Messages GC31-8368 VTAM V4R4 Codes GC31-8369 ICSS 2.2 Webmasters Guide GC31-8490 OS/390 TCP/IP Messages and Code GC31-8601 Supplement OS/390 Installation and Planning Kit GK2T-6710 Order Title Number
C/C++ Compiler Run-Time Migration SC09-2359 Guide OS/390 ICSF Messages SC23-3977 HLASM/MVS & VM Customization SC26-3494 and Installation DFSMS/MVS Access Method Services ICF SC26-4906 DFSMS/MVS Program Management SC26-4916 DFSMS/MVS Planning for Installation SC26-4919 DFSMSdfp Storage Administration SC26-4920 Reference DFSMS/MVS Utilities SC26-4926 DFSMS/MVS NFS Customization & SC26-7029 Operations OS/390 ISPF Planning and Customizing SC28-1298 OS/390 ISPF Users Guide SC28-1239 OS/390 OpenEdition DCE Planning SC28-1582 Open Edition DCE Config. Getting Started SC28-1583 OS/390 OE DCE DFS Config. Getting Started SC28-1722 OS/390 SMP/E Messages and Codes SC28-1738 OS/390 BDT Installation SC28-1742 OS/390 MVS Initialization Tuning Reference SC28-1752 OS/390 JES2 Initialization Tuning Reference SC28-1792 OS/390 JES3 Initialization Tuning Reference SC28-1803 OS/390 SMP/E Commands SC28-1805 OS/390 SMP/E Reference SC28-1806 OS/390 HCD User's Guide SC28-1848 OS/390 OpenEdition Planning SC28-1890 OS/390 Language Environment SC28-1941 Customization Language Environment Migration Guide SC28-1944 OS/390 RMF User's Guide SC28-1949 OS/390 SOMobjects Messages/Codes/ SC28-1996 Diagnosis TCP/IP MVS Messages and Codes SC31-7132 TCP/IP MVS Customization Admin. Guide SC31-7134 TCP/IP MVS Planning and Migration Guide SC31-7189 OS/390 TCP/IP OE Configuration Guide SC31-8304 OS/390 TCP/IP OE Messages and Codes SC31-8307 GDDM Customization and Administration SC33-0871 DFSORT Installation and Customization SC33-4034 Visuallift MVS,VM,VSE OS/390 Users Guide SC33-6691 OS/390 Visuallift Run-Time Environment SC33-6693 Bookmanager Read/MVS SC38-2035 Install/Plan/Custom. Bookmanager Build/MVS SC38-2037 Install/Plan/Custom. OS/390 Printing Softcopy Books S544-5354
Note: The OS/390 Installation Planning Kit (GK2T-6710) will be available at general availability. Individual publications in the kit will be available to order on the announce date, except the Introduction and Release Guide, which will be available shortly after the announce date. The kit consists of:
- OS/390 Planning for Installation (GC28-1726)
- OS/390 Introduction and Release Guide (GC28-1725)
- OS/390 Information Roadmap (GC28-1727)
- OS/390 Information What's New (GC28-1985)
Note: Specifying the 8xxx feature number will supply the publications library, in hardcopy, for the listed OS/390 element or optional feature. These libraries are supplied in softcopy displayable format as part of the basic softcopy publications. A complete list of the titles can be found in the OS/390 Information Roadmap (GC28-1727), and in the Sales Manual description for OS/390 on HONE.
Feature
Library Title Number
OS/390 Hardcopy Licensed Publications 8006
OS/390 Hardcopy Unlicensed Publications 8007
OS/390 HLA Toolkit Publications 8008
OS/390 C/C++ Publications 8009
OS/390 DFSMSrmm Publications 8010
OS/390 DFSMShsm Publications 8011
OS/390 JES3 Publications 8012
OS/390 RMF Publications 8013
OS/390 Security Server Publications 8014
OS/390 TCP/IP NPF Publications 8016
OS/390 TCP/IP Offload Publications 8020
OS/390 DFSORT Publications 8021
OS/390 GDDM PGF Publications 8022
OS/390 SDSF Publications 8023
OS/390 DFSMSdss Publications 8024
OS/390 Printway/NetSpool Publications 8028
OS/390 HCM Publications 8029
Optional Unlicensed Publications: Specifying the 8xxx feature numbers below will supply the following optional unlicensed material, which will be available from IBM at product general availability for a fee.
List of Hardcopy Unlicensed Publications (Feature Number 8007) Price $1,669.73Order Title Number
OS/390 ICSF Overview GC23-3972 DFSMS/MVS General Information GC26-4900 HLASM MVS & VM General Information GC26-4943 OS/390 ISPF Messages and Codes GC28-1326 OS/390 OpenEdition DCE Introduction GC28-1581 OS/390 MVS Progr: Product Registration GC28-1729 OS/390 MVS Progr: Resource Recovery GC28-1739 OS/390 MVS Dump Output Messages GC28-1749 OS/390 MVS IPCS Commands GC28-1754 OS/390 IPCS Customization GC28-1755 OS/390 MVS IPCS User's Guide GC28-1756 OS/390 MVS JCL User's Guide GC28-1758 OS/390 Planning: Global Resource Serial GC28-1759 OS/390 MVS Planning: Operations GC28-1760 OS/390 MVS Progr: Assembler GC28-1762 Services Gde. MVS Programming: Auth. Assem. GC28-1763 Services Gde. MVS Auth. Assem. Svcs. Ref., ALE-DYN GC28-1764 MVS Auth. Assem. Svcs. Ref., ENF-ITT GC28-1765 MVS Auth. Assem. Svcs. Ref., LLA-SDU GC28-1766 MVS Auth. Assem. Svcs. Ref., ENF-ITT GC28-1767 MVS Callable Services High Level Language GC28-1768 MVS Progr: Extended Addressability GC28-1769 MVS JES Common Coupling Services GC28-1770 MVS Progr: Sysplex Services Guide GC28-1771 OS/390 MVS Progr: Sysplex Services Ref. GC28-1772 MVS Progr: Workload Management Services GC28-1773 MVS Writing Servers APPC/MVS GC28-1774 MVS Writing TPS APPC/MVS GC28-1775 Writing Trans. Sched. APPC/MVS GC28-1776 MVS Recovery Reconfiguration Guide GC28-1777 MVS Setting Up a Sysplex GC28-1779 MVS System Data Set Definition GC28-1782 OS/390 MVS System Management Facility GC28-1783 MVS Planning: APPC/MVS Management GC28-1807 OS/390 Parallel Sysplex Overview GC28-1860 Parallel Sysplex System Management GC28-1861 Parallel Sysplex Hardware/Software Migr. GC28-1862 Parallel Sysplex Application Migration GC28-1863 MVS Progr: Assembler Services Reference GC28-1910 Order Title Number
Language Environment Concepts GC28-1945 OS/390 TSO/E General Information GC28-1964 OS/390 TSO/E Messages GC28-1978 OS/390 EZ Application Tech. Admin. GC28-1993 VTAM V4R4 Release Guide GC31-6545 OS/390 TCP/IP OE User's Guide GC31-8305 OS/390 TCP/IP Update Guide GC31-8553 GDDM V3R2 General Information GC33-0866 General Information Manual for VisualLift GC33-6690 ICKDSF R16 User's Guide GC35-0033 OS/390 MVS System Commands Summary GX22-0040 OS/390 JES2 Commands Summary GX22-0041 OS/390 ICSF System Programmer's Guide SC23-3974 OS/390 ICSF Administrator's Guide SC23-3975 OS/390 ICSF Application Pgmr's Guide SC23-3976 OS/390 Encina Toolkit Executive SC24-5832 Guide and Reference OS/390 OE DCE AS Programming Guide SC24-5833 OS/390 OE DCE AS Conf. and Admin. Guide SC24-5834 DFMSMS/MVS OAM PISA Tape Library SC26-3051 DFMSMS/MVS OAM PISA Object Support SC26-4918 OS/390 Naviquest User's Guide SC26-7194 OS/390 MVS Initialization and Tuning Guide SC28-1751 OS/390 JES2 Initialization and Tuning Guide SC28-1791 OS/390 OSA/SF User's Guide SC28-1855 OS/390 TSO/E Programming Services SC28-1971 VTAM V4R4 CMIP Srv & Topology Progr. SC31-8365 Guide VTAM Resource Definition Reference SC31-8377 VTAM Resource Definition Samples SC31-8378 VTAM Programming for CSM SC31-8420 MVS Packaging Rules SC23-3695 DFSMS Implementation Sys-Management SC26-3123 Storage SML Managing Data SC26-3124 SML Managing Storage Groups SC26-3125 SML Leading a Storage Admin. Group SC26-3126 DFSMS/MVS Access Method Cat. SC26-4905 DFSMS/MVS Checkpoint/Restart SC26-4907 DFSMS/MVS Install Exits SC26-4908 DFSMS/MVS Using ISMF SC26-4911 DFSMS/MVS Macro Instruction DS SC26-4913 DFSMS/MVS Managing Cat. SC26-4914 DFSMS/MVS DFM/MVS Guide Reference SC26-4915 DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdfp Advanced Services SC26-4921 DFSMS/MVS Using Data Sets SC26-4922 DFSMS/MVS Using Magnetic Tapes SC26-4923 DFSMS/MVS Using Volume Mount Analyzer SC26-4925 HLASM MVS & VM Language Reference SC26-4940 HLASM MVS & VM Programming Guide SC26-4941 DFSMS/MVS NFS Performance Tuning Guide SC26-7019 DFSMS/MVS NFS User's Guide SC26-7028 OS/390 ISPF Dialog Tag Language Guide/Ref. SC28-1219 OS/390 ISPF Reference Summary SC28-1308 OS/390 ISPF Edit and Edit Macros SC28-1312 OS/390 ISPF Library Management Facility SC28-1317 OS/390 ISPF SCLM Development Guide SC28-1318 OS/390 ISPF SCLM Proj. Manager's Guide SC28-1319 OS/390 ISPF SCLM Reference SC28-1320 OS/390 ISPF Services Guide SC28-1272 OS/390 ISPF Dialog Development Guide/Ref. SC28-1273 OS/390 ISPF Examples SC28-1282 OS/390 ISPF Getting Started SC28-1294 OS/390 OpenEdition DCE Admin. Guide SC28-1584 OS/390 OpenEdition DCE Command Ref. SC28-1585 OpenEdition DCE User's Guide SC28-1586 OpenEdition DCE ADG Intro. and Style SC28-1587 OpenEdition DCE ADG: Core Components SC28-1588 OpenEdition DCE ADG Directory Services SC28-1589 OpenEdition DCE Application Dev. Reference SC28-1590 OpenEdition DCE Messages and Codes SC28-1591 Order Title Number
OpenEdition DCE DFS Adm. Guide/Reference SC28-1720 OpenEdition DCE DFS Messages and Codes SC28-1724 LAN Server Configuration Files and SC28-1732 Commands LANRES Configuration Files and Commands SC28-1735 OS/390 SMP/E Diagnosis Guide SC28-1737 OS/390 SMP/E User's Guide SC28-1740 OS/390 BDT Commands SC28-1744 OS/390 BDT Messages and Codes SC28-1745 OS/390 MVS Install Exits SC28-1753 OS/390 JES2 Install Exits SC28-1793 OS/390 JES2 Macros SC28-1795 OS/390 OpenEdition User's Guide SC28-1891 OS/390 OpenEdition Command Reference SC28-1892 OE Programming: Assem. Call Services Ref. SC28-1899 OE Programming Tools SC28-1904 OE Using REXX and OpenEdition SC28-1905 OE Communication Server Guide SC28-1906 OE Messages and Codes SC28-1908 OE File System Interface Reference SC28-1909 Language Environment OS/390 SC28-1939 and VM Prog. Gde. Language Environment OS/390 SC28-1940 and VM Prog. Ref. Language Environment Debug Messages SC28-1942 Language Environment Writing Applications SC28-1943 OS/390 TSO/E Customization SC28-1965 OS/390 TSO/E Administration SC28-1966 OS/390 TSO/E User's Guide SC28-1968 OS/390 TSO/E Command Reference SC28-1969 OS/390 TSO/E Programming Guide SC28-1970 TSO/E System Programming Command SC28-1972 Reference OS/390 TSO/E CLISTs SC28-1973 OS/390 TSO/E REXX User's Guide SC28-1974 OS/390 TSO/E REXX Reference SC28-1975 APPC Application Suite User's Guide SC31-6532 APPC Application Suite Administration SC31-6533 APPC Application Suite Programming SC31-6534 TCP/IP CICS Sockets Interface Guide SC31-7131 and Ref. TCP/IP MVS Programming Reference SC31-7135 TCP/IP for MVS User's Guide SC31-7136 TCP/IP MVS IMS Applic. Dev. SC31-7186 Guide/Reference TCP/IP MVS IMS Applic. Prog. Interface Ref. SC31-7187 TCP/IP Performance Tuning Guide SC31-7188 OS/390 TCP/IP OE Planning/Rel. Guide SC31-8303 OS/390 TCP/IP OE Programmer's Reference SC31-8308 VTAM Network Implementation Guide SC31-8370 VTAM AnyNet (R) Sockets over SNA SC31-8371 VTAM Operation SC31-8372 VTAM Programming SC31-8373 VTAM Programming for LU 6.2 Guide SC31-8374 VTAM Programming for LU 6.2 Reference SC31-8375 VTAM ANYNET SNA Over TCP/IP SC31-8376 OS/390 TCP/IP OE Diagnosis Guide SC31-8492 TCP/IP Network Station Manager SC31-8546 GDDM Base Application Programming SC33-0867 Guide GDDM Base Application Programming SC33-0868 Reference GDDM Messages SC33-0869 GDDM Diagnosis SC33-0870 GDDM User's Guide SC33-0875 GDDM Image Symbol Editor SC33-0920 DFSMS/MVS Remote Copy Guide/Reference SC35-0169 OS/390 R1 HCD Reference Summary SX22-0043 DFSMS Summary of Access Method Svcs SX26-3807 VTAM V4R4 Operation Quick Reference SX75-0208 for ICF Order Title Number
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis SY27-9605 OS/390 BDT Diagnosis Reference SY28-1081 OS/390 MVS Diagnosis: Procedures SY28-1082 OS/390 MVS Diagnosis: Reference SY28-1084 OS/390 MVS Diagnosis: Tools and Srv Aids SY28-1085 OS/390 JES2 Diagnosis SY28-1086
List of HLA Tookkit Publications (Feature Number 8008) Price $23.40
HLASM Toolkit IDF Users Guide GC26-8709 HLASM Toolkit Features User Guide GC26-8710 HLASM Toolkit MVS&VM IDF Reference GC26-8712 Summary
List of C/C++ Publications (Feature Number 8009) Price $117.72
Debug Tool Users Guide and Reference SC09-2137 C/C++ Users Guide SC09-2361 C/C++ IBM Open Class (TM) Library User's SC09-2363 Guide C/C++ Programming Guide SC09-2362 C/C++ Run-Time Library Reference SC28-1663 C Curses SC28-1907 C/C++ Reference Summary SX09-1313
List of DFSMSrmm Publications (Feature Number 8010) Price $17.33
DFSMS/MVS Guide and Reference SC26-4931 DFMS DFSMSrmm Implementation/ SC26-4932 Customization DFMS DFSMSrmm Commands Reference SX26-6016 Summary DFMS/MVS DFSMSrmm Diagnosis Guide SY27-9615
List of DFSMShsm Publications (Feature Number 8011) Price $48.87
DFSMS DFSMShsm Storage Admin. SH21-1075 Reference DFSMS DFSMShsm Storage Admin. Guide SH21-1076 DFSMS DFSMShsm Managing Own Data SH21-1077 DFSMS DFSMShsm Implementation/ SH21-1078 Customization DFSMS DFSMShsm User Commands Ref. SX26-3806 Summary DFSMS DFSMShsm Storage Admin. Ref. SX26-3808 Summary
List of JES3 Publications (Feature Number 8012) Price $15.08
OS/390 JES3 Commands Summary GX22-0042 OS/390 JES3 Initialization Tuning Guide SC28-1802 S/390 JES3 Customization SY28-1089 OS/390 JES3 Diagnosis SY28-1090 OS/390 JES3 Diagnosis Reference SY28-1092
List of RMF Publications (Feature Number 8013) Price $44.55
OS/390 RMF Messages and Codes GC28-1948 OS/390 RMF Report Analysis SC28-1950 OS/390 RMF Performance Management SC28-1951 Guide OS/390 RMF Programmers Guide SC28-1952 OS/390 RMF Diagnosis Guide SC33-6592 OS/390 RMF Reference Summary SX22-0044 Order Title Number
List of Security Server Publications (Feature Number 8014) Price $133.79
OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Introduction GC28-1912 OS/390 Security Interfaces GC28-1922 OS/390 Security Server (OE) Overview GC28-1938 Security Server (RACF) Syst. Pgmrs. Guide SC28-1913 Security Server (RACF) Macros Interfaces SC28-1914 OS/390 Security Server Admin. Guide SC28-1915 OS/390 Security Server Auditor's Guide SC28-1916 OS/390 Security Server User's Guide SC28-1917 OS/390 Security Server Messages and SC28-1918 Codes OS/390 Security Server (RACF) SC28-1919 Cmd.Lang.Ref. OS/390 Security Server Command Syn. SX23-0027 Summary OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Diagnosis SY27-2639
List of TCP/IP NPF Publications (Feature Number 8016) Price $5.76
TCP/IP MVS Network Print Facility SC31-8074
List of TCP/IP Offload Publications (Feature Number 8020) Price $5.81
TCP/IP MVS Offload Processing SC31-7133
List of DFSORT Publications (Feature Number 8021) Price $44.24
DFSORT R13 Panels Guide GC26-7037 DFSORT R13 Brochure GC33-4033 DFSORT R13 Tuning Guide SC26-3111 DFSORT R13 Getting Started SC26-4109 DFSORT Messages, Codes, Diagnosis SC26-7050 DFSORT Application Programming Guide SC33-4035 DFSORT R13 Reference Summary SX33-8001
List of GDDM PGF Publications (Feature Number 8022) Price $35.37
GDDM-PFG Interactive Chart Utility SC33-0328 GDDM-PFG Vector Symbol Edit SC33-0330 GDDM-PFG Programming Reference SC33-0333 GDDM-PFG Application Programming Guide SC33-0913 GDDM-PFG Operations Users Guide SC33-1776
List of SDSF Publications (Feature Number 8023) Price $11.66
SDSF Guide and Reference SC28-1622 SDSF Customization and Security SC28-1623
List of DFSMSdss Publications (Feature Number 8024) Price $12.38
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdss Storage Admin. SC26-4929 Reference DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdss Storage Admin. SC26-4930 Guide
List of Printway/Netspool Publications (Feature Number 8028) Price $26.78
IBM NetSpool Guide G544-5301 IBM IP Printway Guide S544-5379
List of HCM Publications (Feature Number 8029) Price $8.40
OS/390 HCM User's Guide SC33-6595
Additional copies of unlicensed publications will be available for a fee after product availability. These copies may be ordered from your IBM representative, through the system library subscription service (SLSS) or by direct order.
Displayable Softcopy Publications: OS/390 manuals are offered in displayable softcopy form. The displayable manuals are part of the basic machine-readable material. The files are automatically shipped on CD-ROM.
These displayable manuals can be used with the BookManager READ, an OS/390 element, in any of the supported environments or with the IBM Library Readers for DOS, OS/2, and Windows, which are included at no charge on the CD-ROMs. Terms and Conditions for use of the machine-readable files are shipped with the files on CD-ROM.
The Softcopy Print element in OS/390 enables hardcopies of these manuals to be printed. Terms and conditions for use of the machine-readable files are shipped with the files.
Basic Softcopy
Order
Title Number
OS/390 V2 Licensed Product Library LK2T-2499
OS/390 Collection SK2T-6700
Optional Softcopy Publications On Tape: This deliverable contains all OS/390 licensed and unlicensed publications for the base and optional features.
Specify the feature code for the media type desired.
Feature
Title Media Number
Product Library on Tape 6250 Tape 7003
3480 Cartridge 7004
3480 Compressed 7005
4mm 7006
Softcopy Optional Unlicensed Publications: Subscriptions to the following CD-ROMs may be ordered for a fee by specifying the feature numbers listed:
Order Feature
Title Number Number Price
S/390 Redbooks SK2T-2177 8005 $250
Collection
OS/390 Security Server SK2T-2180 8004 275 (8)
(RACF) Information
Package (available
to users of the
OS/390 Security Server
optional feature)
Note: When the S/390 Redbooks Collection and the OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Information Package are ordered as features of OS/390, the special subscription price includes automatic shipment of all updates made while the product version is in service.
(8) Will become generally available October 10, 1997.
The S/390 Redbooks Collection contains over 300 technical bulletins, in BookManager format, that are related to the S/390 platform. The bulletins are "redbooks" produced by the International Technical Support Center (ITSO) and "orange and yellow books" produced by the Washington Systems Center. The OS/390 Security Server (RACF) Information Package includes nearly 700 unlicensed online books from a wide variety of S/390 operating system and application product libraries that reference RACF and OS/390 Security Server, as well as ITSO redbooks (technical bulletins related to RACF system security), flyers, education course listings, sample code, and more.
Licensed Documentation: Specifying the 8006 feature number will supply the following optional licensed material, which will be available from IBM at product general availability. Price $120.20.
Order
Optional Licensed Publications Number
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis LY27-9606
Reference
DFSMS/MVS DFSMShsm Diagnosis Guide LY27-9607
DFSMS/MVS DFSMShsm Diagnosis LY27-9608
Reference
DFSMS/MVS DFSMSdss Diagnosis Guide LY27-9609
VTAM Customization LY43-0075
VTAM Diagnosis LY43-0078
TCP/IP MVS Diagnosis Guide LY43-0105
Subsequent updates (technical newsletters or revisions between releases) to the publications shipped with the product will be distributed to the user of record for as long as a license for this software remains in effect. A separate publication order or subscription is not needed.
NLS Features
Media feature code information remains unchanged from the previous announcement of OS/390 Version 1 Release 3. Specify the desired distribution medium feature to order the base function components in the listed language. Base function components not listed are automatically included in English.
9/6250 3480 4-mm
OS/390 Function Tape Cartridge DAT
Brazilian Portuguese
BookManager READ 6727 6728 6729
and GDDM
BookManager BUILD 6733 6734 6735
(optional)
Canadian French
BookManager READ 6763 6794 6796
and GDDM
BookManager BUILD 6764 6765 6766
(optional)
Danish
BookManager READ 6700 6701 6702
and GDDM
Dutch
BookManager READ and 6745 6746 6747
BookManager BookServer
9/6250 3480 4-mm
OS/390 Function Tape Cartridge DAT
French
BookManager READ and 6754 6755 6756
GDDM and BookManager
BookServer
BookManager BUILD 6760 6761 6762
(optional)
German
BookManager READ, GDDM, 6703 6704 6705
ISPF, TSO/E and
BookManager
BookServer
BookManager BUILD 6709 6710 6711
(optional)
Italian
BookManager READ, GDDM 6712 6713 6714
and BookManager
BookServer
Kanji/Japanese
OS/390 Base 6767* 6768* 6769*
- MVS (BCP, JES2, HCD)
- OS/390 UNIX System Services Shell/Utilities
- LanServer
- LANRES
- SOM RT MVS
- DCE Base, DFS, AS
- DCE Base Kanji Messages
- DFSMS
- SystemView
- GDDM
- OS/390 Application Enabling Technology
- ICSS 2.2
- ISPF
- DBCS Print Utility
- Language Environment
- SMP/E
- TSO/E
9/6250 3480 4-mm
OS/390 Function Tape Cartridge DAT
OS/390 optional source 6770* 6771* 6772*
(BCP)
C/C++ (with Debug Tool) 6776* 6777* 6778*
(optional)
C/C++ (without Debug 6779* 6780* 6781*
Tool) (optional)
SOMobjects ADE 6782* 6783* 6784*
(optional)
Security Server 6788* 6789* 6790*
(optional)
RMF (optional) 6791 6792 6793
DFSORT 6090 6091 6092
SDSF 6087 6088 6089
Korean Hanguel
GDDM and DBCS Print 6748 6749 6750
Utility
9/6250 3480 4-mm
OS/390 Function Tape Cartridge DAT
Norwegian
GDDM 6736 6737 6738
Spanish
BookManager READ, GDDM 6715 6716 6717
and BookManager
BookServer
BookManager BUILD 6721 6722 6723
(optional)
Swedish
GDDM 6739 6740 6741
Swiss German
ISPF 6724 6725 6726
Simplified Chinese
GDDM, TSO/E and DBCS 6742 6743 6744
Print Utility
Traditional Chinese
GDDM and DBCS Print 6751 6752 6753
Utility
Upper Case English
ISPF 6093 6094 6095
* Contains restricted materials of IBM.
Licensing: IBM Customer Agreement
Variable Charges Apply: Yes.
Installation License or Location License Applies: No
Usage Restriction Applies: No
Educational Allowance: Yes, to qualified education customers.
Volume Discount: Not applicable
Version-To-Version Upgrade Credits Apply: Yes
All replaced programs listed refer to that program and all prior versions of that program.
Single
Replaced Replacement Version
Program Program Program Program Charging
Name Number Name Number Applies
OS/390 V1 5645-001 OS/390 V2 5647-A01 Y
OS/390 Base
MVS/ESAJ2 5655-068 OS/390 5647-A01 Y
VTAM 5695-117 Y
BookMgrRd 5695-046 Y
DFSMSdfp 5695-DF1 Y
DFSMS/MVS 5695-DF1 Y
Single
Replaced Replacement Version
Program Program Program Program Charging
Name Number Name Number Applies
Network File System
GDDM 5695-167 OS/390 5647-A01 Y
HLASM 5696-234 Y
ISPF 5655-042 Y
LANRES/MVS 5695-123 Y
LAN Server 5648-039 Y
LangEnv 5688-198 Y
/MVS
OSA/SF 5655-104 Y
SMP/E 5668-949 Y
TCP/IP 5655-HAL Y
TSO/E 5685-025 Y
ICSF/MVS 5695-051 Y
BDT 5665-264 Y
PCfiletrn 5665-311 Y
Communica- 5655-A29 Y
tions
Server
BookManager 5655-A20 Y
BookServer
DCE AS 5655-064 Y
OS/390 V2 5647-A01 To a follow-on, if any NA(9)
OS/390 Optional Features
BDT File- 5665-264 OS/390 5647-A01 Y
to-File
BDT SNA NJE 5665-264 Y
BookMgrBld 5695-045 Y
C/C++ 5655-121 Y
DFSORT 5740-SM1 Y
DFSMSdss 5695-DF1 Y
DFSMShsm 5695-DF1 Y
DFSMSrmm 5695-DF1 Y
GDDM-PGF 5668-812 Y
GDDM-REXX 5695-167 Y
HLASM TlKit 5696-234 Y
HCM 5697-119 Y
MVS/ESAJ3 5655-069 Y
RACF 5695-039 Y
SOMobjects 5696-822 Y
ADE
VisualLift 5648-109 Y
ADE
RMF 5655-084 Y
SDSF 5665-488 Y
(9) Not Applicable
This IBM program has separately charged features. Single Version Charging applicability or calculation of an upgrade credit to a designated replacement program or programs will be on a like for like feature/functional basis only. To accomplish this, features may be added to the replacement program or deleted from the replaced program. Credits are cumulative and calculated separately for each feature from the date charges were due. All features to be upgraded must be done in a single upgrade transaction to one or more replacements. Any features not upgraded in this single transaction cannot be used for a subsequent upgrade credit calculation unless designated by IBM.
Warranty Applies: Yes
Licensed Program Materials Availability
- Restricted Materials of IBM: Some
- Non-Restricted Source Materials: Some
- Object Code Only (OCO): Some
Testing Period: Two months (Basic License only)
OS/390 Optional Features: You are authorized to use only OS/390 base elements and optional priced features that you ordered or received enabled from IBM. You may also receive other optional features disabled for installation with OS/390. Disabled optional features that you subsequently enable also become subject to the payment terms of the license for OS/390. Customers must notify IBM when they enable an optional feature that was shipped disabled from IBM.
You have a two-month no-fee testing period for OS/390. If you wish to evaluate any optional features after the initial two-month testing period, charges will apply. However, IBM provides a satisfaction guarantee of up to two months of such evaluation, and will credit any price paid for up to two months. If you do not wish to continue to use those optional features, you must disable the features and notify IBM. (For information about disabling OS/390 features see OS/390 MVS Product Management (GC28-1730).) The license is terminated and any applicable credit issued. No satisfaction guarantee is available for subsequent enabling of the same features.
DSLO Licenses: DSLO licenses for OS/390 may not contain any program features not also included in an OS/390 basic license. For example, the JES3 optional feature may not be contained in a OS/390 DSLO license unless it is also in an OS/390 basic license.
OS/390 does not qualify as a basic license for any DSLO licenses of the individual programs which are now included in OS/390. For example, there cannot be a DSLO license for MVS/ESA Version 5 with only a basic license for OS/390. There must also be a basic license for MVS/ESA Version 5.
OS/390 and the Parallel Sysplex: PSLC selection is at the OS/390 product level, not at the feature level.
OS/390 features can be aggregated across a parallel sysplex provided they are the same features on each system.
VisualLift ADE Licensing: Only one license is required per designated machine (host processor or parallel sysplex complex) where the 3270 applications are developed and/or maintained. IBM grants licensees of OS/390 permission to use the OS/390 VisualLift Application Development Environment optional feature on all suitably configured programmable workstations connected to the designated machine.
Network Station Client: Network Station Client operates on the IBM Network Station (8361). You are authorized to run an unlimited number of IBM Network Station Clients served by the licensed host product.
Host On-Demand: Host On-Demand operates on a client workstation. You are authorized to run an unlimited number of Host on-Demand clients served by the licensed host product.
Program Services: Central Service, including the IBM Support Center, will be available until discontinued by IBM upon twelve months' written notice.
- Services for DSLO Licenses: Provided through Basic License location
CHARGES
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P.O. Box 16848
Atlanta, GA 30321-0848
Reference: LE010
To identify your local IBM Business Partner or IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU.
Note: Shipments will begin after the planned availability date.
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trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in
the United States or other countries or both.
S/390, Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking, APPN, OpenEdition,
CICS, VTAM, DB2, and MVS are registered trademarks of
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States or other countries or both.
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